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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
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.