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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total |  | $ 143,100 | $ 199,600 |  |
Number of Previously Mothballed Communities Sold During the Period |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of Mothballed Communities Reactivated |  | 3 |  |  |
Number of Communities Mothballed |  | 13 | 18 |  |
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities |  | $ 13,800 | $ 24,500 |  |
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities Accumulated Impairment Charges |  | 138,100 | 186,100 |  |
Inventory, Land Held-for-sale |  | 0 | 6,400 |  |
General Liability Insurance Deductible |  | 20,000 | 20,000 |  |
Bodily Injury Insurance Deductible |  | 250 | 250 |  |
Bodily Injury Insurance Limit |  | 5,000 | 5,000 |  |
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims |  | 20,000 | 20,000 |  |
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization | [1],[2] | 90,056 | 103,297 | $ 97,304 |
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment |  | 900 | 0 |  |
Advertising Expense |  | 17,100 | 16,400 | 17,900 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance |  | 12,200 | 11,400 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 500 | 600 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) |  | 1,300 | 4,800 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  |  | $ 100 |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Total |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000
Senior Exchangeable Note Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 6.00% |  |
Joint Venture Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment |  | 900 | $ 0 | 2,800 |
Qualifying Assets Not Exceeding Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization |  | 56,900 | 76,200 | 69,100 |
Completed Homes, Land in Planning and Fully Developed Lots without Homes under Construction [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization |  | $ 33,200 | 27,100 | $ 28,200 |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Voting Interest Percentage |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Community, Measurement Input |  | 0.168 |  |  |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Community, Measurement Input |  | 0.198 |  |  |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned |  | $ 141,033 | 63,387 |  |
Homebuilding [Member] | Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options |  | 54,200 | 50,500 |  |
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned |  | 51,200 | 43,900 |  |
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Banking Arrangement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options |  | 136,100 | 37,400 |  |
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned |  | $ 89,800 | $ 19,500 |  |
[1] | Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows: Year Ended (In thousands) October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 October 31, 2017 Other interest expensed $90,056 $103,297 $97,304 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 2,536 2,478 1,944 Decrease (increase) in accrued interest 16,515 6,241 (9,412 ) Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $109,107 $112,016 $89,836
[2] | Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt, which amounted to $56.9 million, $76.2 million and $69.1 million for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other interest also includes interest on completed homes, land in planning and fully developed lots without homes under construction, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed. This component of other interest was $33.2 million, $27.1 million and $28.2 million for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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