Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Deposits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 22,900	$ 26,500
Homebuilding [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	3,914	7,299
Financial Services [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	19,034	19,223
Customer Deposits [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,200	4,700
Customer Deposits [Member] \| Financial Services [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	15,100	17,200
Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 3,900	$ 2,000

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant