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Note 13 - Per Share Calculation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
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Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Hovnanian |  | $(2,819 | ) |  | $(16,100 | ) |  | $307,144 |
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (7,107 | )
Numerator for basic earnings per share |  | $(2,819 | ) |  | $(16,100 | ) |  | $300,037 |
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7,107 |
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (7,127 | )
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3,487 |
Numerator for diluted earnings per share |  | $(2,819 | ) |  | $(16,100 | ) |  | $303,504 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share |  | 147,451 |  |  | 146,899 |  |  | 146,271 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,013 |
Senior exchangeable notes |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 15,157 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted-average shares outstanding |  | 147,451 |  |  | 146,899 |  |  | 162,441 |
Basic (loss) earnings per share |  | $(0.02 | ) |  | $(0.11 | ) |  | $2.05 |
Diluted (loss) earnings per share |  | $(0.02 | ) |  | $(0.11 | ) |  | $1.87 |

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