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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Inventory Impairments And Land Option Cost Write Offs [Abstract]

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2015
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		2			$0.8			$0.9
Mid-Atlantic		1			0.9			2.5
Midwest		4			1.3			8.4
Southeast		4			2.5			10.1
Southwest		-			-			-
West		1			1.8			7.5
Total		12			$7.3			$29.4

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2014
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		2			$0.3			$0.6
Mid-Atlantic		-			-			-
Midwest		3			0.9			3.8
Southeast		-			-			-
Southwest		-			-			-
West		-			-			-
Total		5			$1.2			$4.4

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2013
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment(2)			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		4			$2.4			$7.7
Mid-Atlantic		1			-			0.1
Midwest		-			-			-
Southeast		1			-			0.4
Southwest		-			-			-
West		-			-			-
Total		6			$2.4			$8.2

Write-offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)		2015			2014			2013
Northeast		$0.9			$0.9			$0.7
Mid-Atlantic		0.2			0.2			0.1
Midwest		0.6			1.0			0.2
Southeast		1.3			0.7			0.2
Southwest		1.4			1.2			1.4
West		0.3			-			-
Total		$4.7			$4.0			$2.6