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

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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