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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details) - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Assets: |  |  |
Assets | $ 2,516,994 us-gaap_Assets | $ 2,289,930 us-gaap_Assets | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Excluding Corporate And Unallocated [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 1,715,003 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember | 1,501,131 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 313,252 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember | 315,573 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 345,473 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember | 313,494 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 185,958 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember | 169,967 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 202,738 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember | 148,096 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 445,760 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember | 410,756 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 221,822 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember | 143,245 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 2,089,105 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember | 1,885,044 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember | [1]
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 127,301 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember | 120,343 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember | [1]
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | $ 674,690 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | $ 668,456 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2014.

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