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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Assets		$ 1,900,898	$ 2,354,956
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		115,090	100,502
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Assets	[1]	547,554	696,872
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		935	416
Homebuilding [Member]
Assets		1,738,785	1,874,093
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		115,090	100,502
Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		1,191,231	1,460,854
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		114,155	100,086
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		180,545	219,363
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		36,411	28,115
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		224,398	292,899
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		20,873	22,407
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		84,960	111,596
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		4,268	5,516
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		231,644	226,124
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		36,320	22,876
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		294,337	341,472
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		11,832	3,625
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		175,347	269,400
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		4,451	17,547
Financial Services [Member]
Assets		162,113	197,230
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		$ 162,113	$ 197,230
[1] Includes $283.6 million of income taxes receivable - including deferred tax assets in fiscal 2016.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
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