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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details) - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Assets: |  |  |
Assets | $ 2,549,344 | $ 2,289,930 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 2,109,464 | 1,885,044 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 329,387 | 315,573 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 340,564 | 313,494 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 190,461 | 169,967 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 207,490 | 148,096 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 473,732 | 410,756 |
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 245,266 | 143,245 |
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 136,090 | 120,343 | [1]
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | 626,354 | 668,456 |
Excluding Corporate And Unallocated [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Assets | $ 1,786,900 | $ 1,501,131 |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2014.

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