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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015
Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands) |  | July 31, 2015 |  |  | October 31, 2014 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  |  | $329,387 |  |  |  | $315,573 |
Mid-Atlantic |  |  | 340,564 |  |  |  | 313,494 |
Midwest |  |  | 190,461 |  |  |  | 169,967 |
Southeast |  |  | 207,490 |  |  |  | 148,096 |
Southwest |  |  | 473,732 |  |  |  | 410,756 |
West |  |  | 245,266 |  |  |  | 143,245 |
Total homebuilding |  |  | 1,786,900 |  |  |  | 1,501,131 |
Financial services |  |  | 136,090 |  |  |  | 120,343 |
Corporate and unallocated |  |  | 626,354 |  |  |  | 668,456 |
Total assets |  |  | $2,549,344 |  |  |  | $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 July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  |  | $36,209 |  |  |  | $60,531 |  |  |  | $126,213 |  |  |  | $179,529 |
Mid-Atlantic |  |  | 113,992 |  |  |  | 90,123 |  |  |  | 271,954 |  |  |  | 219,378 |
Midwest |  |  | 82,325 |  |  |  | 55,423 |  |  |  | 220,020 |  |  |  | 147,884 |
Southeast |  |  | 57,329 |  |  |  | 55,449 |  |  |  | 144,498 |  |  |  | 146,613 |
Southwest |  |  | 203,249 |  |  |  | 201,906 |  |  |  | 560,863 |  |  |  | 495,116 |
West |  |  | 33,180 |  |  |  | 76,521 |  |  |  | 93,895 |  |  |  | 147,979 |
Total homebuilding |  |  | 526,284 |  |  |  | 539,953 |  |  |  | 1,417,443 |  |  |  | 1,336,499 |
Financial services |  |  | 14,360 |  |  |  | 11,106 |  |  |  | 37,939 |  |  |  | 28,612 |
Corporate and unallocated |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | (106 | ) |  |  | (125 | )
Total revenues |  |  | $540,613 |  |  |  | $551,009 |  |  |  | $1,455,276 |  |  |  | $1,364,986 |
(Loss) income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  |  | $(4,008 | ) |  |  | $(1,971 | ) |  |  | $(10,973 | ) |  |  | $(10,791 | )
Mid-Atlantic |  |  | 5,440 |  |  |  | 5,397 |  |  |  | 10,439 |  |  |  | 9,772 |
Midwest |  |  | 3,120 |  |  |  | 4,971 |  |  |  | 8,041 |  |  |  | 10,687 |
Southeast |  |  | (1,225 | ) |  |  | 2,244 |  |  |  | (3,583 | ) |  |  | 6,990 |
Southwest |  |  | 17,170 |  |  |  | 22,178 |  |  |  | 42,517 |  |  |  | 48,259 |
West |  |  | (3,973 | ) |  |  | 11,091 |  |  |  | (15,309 | ) |  |  | 12,829 |
Homebuilding income before income taxes |  |  | 16,524 |  |  |  | 43,910 |  |  |  | 31,132 |  |  |  | 77,746 |
Financial services |  |  | 6,116 |  |  |  | 3,894 |  |  |  | 14,870 |  |  |  | 8,021 |
Corporate and unallocated |  |  | (32,641 | ) |  |  | (32,432 | ) |  |  | (105,164 | ) |  |  | (101,583 | )
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  | $(10,001 | ) |  |  | $15,372 |  |  |  | $(59,162 | ) |  |  | $(15,816 | )

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