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Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Number Of Communities Evaluated For Impairment	488hov_NumberOfCommunitiesEvaluatedForImpairment
Number of Communities Performed Detailed Impairment Calculations	5hov_NumberOfCommunitiesPerformedDetailedImpairmentCalculations
Carrying Value Of Communities Tested For Impairment	$ 20,200,000hov_CarryingValueOfCommunitiesTestedForImpairment
Number Of Communities Tested For Impairment For Which Undiscounted Future Cash Flow Only Exceeded Carrying Amount By Less Than 20%	3hov_NumberOfCommunitiesTestedForImpairmentForWhichUndiscountedFutureCashFlowOnlyExceededCarryingAmountByLessThan20Percent
Carrying Value Of Communities Tested For Impairment For Which Undiscounted Future Cash Flow Only Exceeded Carrying Amount By Less Than 20%	11,000,000hov_CarryingValueOfCommunitiesTestedForImpairmentForWhichUndiscountedFutureCashFlowOnlyExceededCarryingAmountByLessThan20Percent
Percentage Undiscounted Cash Flow Exceeds Carrying Amount	20.00%hov_PercentageUndiscountedCashFlowExceedsCarryingAmount
Impairment of Real Estate	900,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Pre Impairment Value	5,700,000hov_PreImpairmentValue
Land Option Write-offs	1,300,000hov_LandOptionWriteOffs	700,000hov_LandOptionWriteOffs
Number Of Walk Away Lots	1,700hov_NumberOfWalkAwayLots	1,536hov_NumberOfWalkAwayLots
Number of Communities Mothballed	45hov_NumberOfCommunitiesMothballed
Inventory, Real Estate, Mothballed Communities	104,200,000hov_InventoryRealEstateMothballedCommunities
Inventory, Real Estate, Mothballed Communities, Accumulated Impairment Charges	412,400,000hov_InventoryRealEstateMothballedCommunitiesAccumulatedImpairmentCharges
Specific Performance [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Inventory Real Estate Specific Performance Options	2,700,000hov_InventoryRealEstateSpecificPerformanceOptions / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_SpecificPerformanceMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Liabilities From Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	2,700,000hov_LiabilitiesFromInventoryRealEstateNotOwned / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_SpecificPerformanceMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Liabilities From Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	59,100,000hov_LiabilitiesFromInventoryRealEstateNotOwned / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_ModelSaleLeasebackFinancingArrangementsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Inventory Real Estate Other Options	64,400,000hov_InventoryRealEstateOtherOptions / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_ModelSaleLeasebackFinancingArrangementsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Land Banking Arrangement [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Liabilities From Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	16,900,000hov_LiabilitiesFromInventoryRealEstateNotOwned / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_LandBankingArrangementMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Inventory Real Estate Other Options	23,000,000hov_InventoryRealEstateOtherOptions / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis = hov_LandBankingArrangementMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Homebuilding [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member]
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	19.00%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hov_RealEstateInventoryMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Homebuilding [Member]
Note 4 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) [Line Items]
Inventory Real Estate Specific Performance Options	2,724,000hov_InventoryRealEstateSpecificPerformanceOptions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember		3,479,000hov_InventoryRealEstateSpecificPerformanceOptions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	[1]
Liabilities From Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	78,668,000hov_LiabilitiesFromInventoryRealEstateNotOwned / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember		92,381,000hov_LiabilitiesFromInventoryRealEstateNotOwned / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	[1]
Inventory Real Estate Other Options	$ 87,374,000hov_InventoryRealEstateOtherOptions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember		$ 105,374,000hov_InventoryRealEstateOtherOptions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	[1]
[1] Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2014.

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