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Note 17 - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2015
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 69,989 | $ 36,209 | $ 196,539 | $ 126,213 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | (995) | (4,008) | (4,945) | (10,973) |  |
Assets |  | 252,007 |  | 252,007 |  | $ 321,983 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 111,739 | 113,992 | 295,546 | 271,954 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 3,467 | 5,440 | 7,161 | 10,439 |  |
Assets |  | 337,371 |  | 337,371 |  | 342,159 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 72,581 | 82,325 | 249,132 | 220,020 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | (2,452) | 3,120 | (8,034) | 8,041 |  |
Assets |  | 125,552 |  | 125,552 |  | 197,899 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 96,323 | 57,329 | 186,873 | 144,498 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | (5,621) | (1,225) | (14,710) | (3,583) |  |
Assets |  | 235,141 |  | 235,141 |  | 223,206 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 248,546 | 203,249 | 729,606 | 560,863 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 20,532 | 17,170 | 55,392 | 42,517 |  |
Assets |  | 410,313 |  | 410,313 |  | 465,740 |
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 101,158 | 33,180 | 237,831 | 93,895 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 3,297 | (3,973) | (6,989) | (15,309) |  |
Assets |  | 287,298 |  | 287,298 |  | 259,943 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Excluding Corporate and Unallocated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  | 1,647,682 |  | 1,647,682 |  | 1,810,930 |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 700,336 | 526,284 | 1,895,527 | 1,417,443 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 18,228 | 16,524 | 27,875 | 31,132 |  |
Assets |  | 1,929,598 |  | 1,929,598 |  | 2,152,038 | [1]
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 16,485 | 14,360 | 51,714 | 37,939 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 7,569 | 6,116 | 24,965 | 14,870 |  |
Assets |  | 165,885 |  | 165,885 |  | 159,981 | [1]
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 29 | (31) | (63) | (106) |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | (24,704) | (32,641) | (82,545) | (105,164) |  |
Assets | [2] | 575,274 |  | 575,274 |  | 631,387 |
Total revenues |  | 716,850 | 540,613 | 1,947,178 | 1,455,276 |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | 1,093 | $ (10,001) | (29,705) | $ (59,162) |  |
Assets |  | $ 2,388,841 |  | $ 2,388,841 |  | $ 2,602,298 | [1]
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2015.
[2] | Includes $293.4 million and $290.3 million of income taxes receivable, including deferred tax assets, as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively.

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