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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Assets		$ 2,379,440	$ 2,602,298
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,502	61,209
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Assets	[1]	717,029	631,387
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		416	126
Homebuilding [Member]
Assets		1,898,577	2,152,038
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,502	61,209
Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		1,465,181	1,810,930
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,086	61,083
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		220,239	321,983
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		28,115	12,340
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		294,225	342,159
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		22,407	22,417
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		112,115	197,899
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		5,516	(20)
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		226,686	223,206
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		22,876	10,224
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		342,270	465,740
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		3,625
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		269,646	259,943
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		17,547	16,122
Financial Services [Member]
Assets		197,230	159,981
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		$ 197,230	$ 159,981
[1] Includes $283.6 million and $290.3 million of income taxes receivable - including deferred tax assets in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(12))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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