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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details) - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
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Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | $ 2,552,740 | $ 2,602,298 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 2,071,894 | 2,152,038 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 288,384 | 321,983 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 345,217 | 342,159 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 176,399 | 197,899 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 255,971 | 223,206 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 469,940 | 465,740 |
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 286,351 | 259,943 |
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 193,458 | 159,981 | [1]
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets | [2] | 537,020 | 631,387 |
Excluding Corporate And Unallocated [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | $ 1,822,262 | $ 1,810,930 |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2015.
[2] | Includes $287.4 million and $290.3 million of income taxes receivable - including deferred tax assets as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively.

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