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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		*Year Ended October 31, 2020*
						*Dollar*				*Pre-*
		*Number of*				*Amount of*				*Impairment*
		*Communities*				*Impairment*				*Value (1)*
Northeast			-			$	-			$	-
Mid-Atlantic			-				-				-
Midwest			2				2.0				4.8
Southeast			-				-				-
Southwest			-				-				-
West			-				-				-
Total			2			$	2.0			$	4.8

(Dollars in millions)		*Year Ended October 31, 2019*
						*Dollar*				*Pre-*
		*Number of*				*Amount of*				*Impairment*
		*Communities*				*Impairment*				*Value (1)*
Northeast			2			$	0.2			$	7.8
Mid-Atlantic			1				0.3				1.7
Midwest			1				1.4				4.6
Southeast			1				0.7				2.2
Southwest			1				0.1				1.2
West			-				-				-
Total			6			$	2.7			$	17.5

(Dollars in millions)		*Year Ended October 31, 2018*
						*Dollar*				*Pre-*
		*Number of*				*Amount of*				*Impairment*
		*Communities*				*Impairment*				*Value (1)*
Northeast			1			$	0.4			$	1.0
Mid-Atlantic			-				-				-
Midwest			1				0.1				0.5
Southeast			3				1.6				9.7
Southwest			-				-				-
West			-				-				-
Total			5			$	2.1			$	11.2

Write Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

		*Year Ended October 31,*
(In millions)		*2020*				*2019*				*2018*
Northeast		$	1.5			$	0.6			$	0.6
Mid-Atlantic			-				0.5				0.2
Midwest			3.5				0.9				0.1
Southeast			0.8				0.3				-
Southwest			0.6				0.6				0.2
West			0.4				0.7				0.3
Total		$	6.8			$	3.6			$	1.4