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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands) |  | April 30, 2015 |  |  | October 31, 2014 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  | $313,252 |  |  | $315,573 |
Mid-Atlantic |  | 345,473 |  |  | 313,494 |
Midwest |  | 185,958 |  |  | 169,967 |
Southeast |  | 202,738 |  |  | 148,096 |
Southwest |  | 445,760 |  |  | 410,756 |
West |  | 221,822 |  |  | 143,245 |
Total homebuilding |  | 1,715,003 |  |  | 1,501,131 |
Financial services |  | 127,301 |  |  | 120,343 |
Corporate and unallocated |  | 674,690 |  |  | 668,456 |
Total assets |  | $2,516,994 |  |  | $2,289,930 |
Operating Segments [Member] |
Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended April 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended April 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  | $39,274 |  |  | $65,745 |  |  | $90,004 |  |  | $118,998 |
Mid-Atlantic |  | 76,777 |  |  | 68,735 |  |  | 157,962 |  |  | 129,255 |
Midwest |  | 73,256 |  |  | 48,703 |  |  | 137,695 |  |  | 92,461 |
Southeast |  | 49,275 |  |  | 52,023 |  |  | 87,169 |  |  | 91,164 |
Southwest |  | 190,427 |  |  | 164,633 |  |  | 357,614 |  |  | 293,210 |
West |  | 27,522 |  |  | 40,708 |  |  | 60,715 |  |  | 71,458 |
Total homebuilding |  | 456,531 |  |  | 440,547 |  |  | 891,159 |  |  | 796,546 |
Financial services |  | 12,457 |  |  | 9,412 |  |  | 23,579 |  |  | 17,506 |
Corporate and unallocated |  | (39 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (75 | ) |  | (75 | )
Total revenues |  | $468,949 |  |  | $449,929 |  |  | $914,663 |  |  | $813,977 |
(Loss) income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  | $(3,812 | ) |  | $(2,759 | ) |  | $(6,965 | ) |  | $(8,820 | )
Mid-Atlantic |  | (178 | ) |  | 2,462 |  |  | 4,999 |  |  | 4,375 |
Midwest |  | 1,210 |  |  | 3,361 |  |  | 4,921 |  |  | 5,716 |
Southeast |  | (1,202 | ) |  | 3,315 |  |  | (2,358 | ) |  | 4,746 |
Southwest |  | 14,022 |  |  | 15,676 |  |  | 25,347 |  |  | 26,081 |
West |  | (8,963 | ) |  | 2,097 |  |  | (11,336 | ) |  | 1,738 |
Homebuilding income before income taxes |  | 1,077 |  |  | 24,152 |  |  | 14,608 |  |  | 33,836 |
Financial services |  | 4,949 |  |  | 2,705 |  |  | 8,754 |  |  | 4,127 |
Corporate and unallocated |  | (35,507 | ) |  | (34,155 | ) |  | (72,523 | ) |  | (69,151 | )
Loss before income taxes |  | $(29,481 | ) |  | $(7,298 | ) |  | $(49,161 | ) |  | $(31,188 | )

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