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Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2012 shares
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars) \| $	$ 8,800	$ 10,300	$ 6,800
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax (in Dollars) \| $	$ 6,500	10,300	6,800
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Number of Directors	5
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value (in Dollars) \| $	$ 15	$ 105	$ 167
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)	6,393,876	6,720,251	6,591,054	6,019,070
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.66
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	32.33
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	1.47	$ 3.06	$ 5.14
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 2.78	$ 2.09	$ 2.72
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percent Vested	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period (in Shares)	(50,737)
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars) \| $	$ 8,816	$ 10,279	$ 6,842
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number (in Shares)	3,600,769	2,459,138
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in Shares)	1,818,558
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares)	3,900,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) \| $	$ 4,900
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	2 years
Nonemployee Director [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Number of Installments	3
Equity Option [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	2.03%	2.60%	2.14%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	0.58%	0.70%	0.96%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	7 years 80 days	7 years 153 days	7 years 109 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Estimated Forfeiture Rate	8.84%	14.59%	18.17%
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars) \| $	$ 2,200	$ 3,900	$ 4,000
Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)	500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value (in Dollars) \| $	$ 66
Restricted Stock [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Directors	5
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Years of Service	15 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in Shares)	1,018,558	168,161	104,944
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period (in Shares)	5,811	12,000	500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested, Number (in Shares)	538,892	534,143	534,143
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Nonemployee Director [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in Shares)	155,433	85,035	63,694
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Age Requirement Without Service [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Age	60 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Age Requirement With Service [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Age	58 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Prior Periods [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in Shares)	97,854	67,804	46,393
Deferred Right Award [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Years of Service	20 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in Shares)	0	0	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year
Deferred Right Award [Member] \| Prior Periods [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in Shares)			68,390
Awards Other Than Options [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars) \| $	$ 6,500	$ 6,200	$ 2,700
Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Number of Installments	4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number (in Shares)	1,600,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in Shares)	800,000	800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Compensation Award Fair Value, Measurement Period	60 days
Performance Based MSUs [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Number of Installments	4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%
The 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Pre-tax Profit from Incentive Plan (in Dollars) \| $	$ 50,000
Refinancing or Reduction of Existing Homebuilding Debt (in Dollars) \| $	82,000
Aggregate Principal Amount of Future Debt Reductions (in Dollars) \| $	259,000
Maximum Performance Level Amount (in Dollars) \| $	$ 325,000
Target Performance Level, Percentage Achieved	90.00%
The 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount (in Dollars) \| $	$ 400,000
Before June 8, 2007 [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Number of Installments	4
After June 8, 2007 [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Number of Installments	4
Two Year [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.74%	0.45%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	38.28%	47.52%
Two and a Half Year [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.95%	0.71%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	42.01%	58.07%
Three Year [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.12%	0.93%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	45.73%	63.79%
Four Year [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.44%	1.32%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	59.08%	61.12%
Five Year [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.75%	1.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	57.77%	64.67%
Minimum [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Market Stock Units [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	175.00%