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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details) - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 468,949us-gaap_Revenues	$ 449,929us-gaap_Revenues	$ 914,663us-gaap_Revenues	$ 813,977us-gaap_Revenues
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(29,481)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(7,298)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(49,161)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(31,188)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	39,274us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	65,745us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	90,004us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	118,998us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(3,812)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	(2,759)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	(6,965)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember	(8,820)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	76,777us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	68,735us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	157,962us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	129,255us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(178)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	2,462us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	4,999us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember	4,375us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	73,256us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	48,703us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	137,695us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	92,461us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	1,210us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	3,361us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	4,921us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember	5,716us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	49,275us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	52,023us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	87,169us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	91,164us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(1,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	3,315us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	(2,358)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember	4,746us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	190,427us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	164,633us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	357,614us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	293,210us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	14,022us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	15,676us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	25,347us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember	26,081us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	27,522us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	40,708us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	60,715us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	71,458us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(8,963)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	2,097us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	(11,336)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember	1,738us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	456,531us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	440,547us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	891,159us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	796,546us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	1,077us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	24,152us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	14,608us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember	33,836us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	12,457us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	9,412us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	23,579us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	17,506us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	4,949us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	2,705us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	8,754us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember	4,127us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember
Corporate and Other [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	(39)us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	(30)us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	(75)us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	(75)us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) before income taxes	$ (35,507)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	$ (34,155)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	$ (72,523)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	$ (69,151)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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