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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total $ 15,700 $ 15,500  
Number of Communities Mothballed 6 12  
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities $ 4,300 $ 11,400  
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities Accumulated Impairment Charges 57,500 122,200  
Inventory, Land Held-for-sale 0 2,000  
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] 77,716 103,801 $ 90,056
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment 0 0  
Advertising Expense 9,800 12,900 17,100
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance 10,500 12,000  
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery 1,500 200  
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff 0 0  
Joint Venture Investments [Member]      
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment     900
Qualifying Assets Not Exceeding Debt [Member]      
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization 57,100 61,900 56,900
Completed Homes, Land in Planning and Fully Developed Lots without Homes under Construction [Member]      
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization $ 20,600 $ 41,900 $ 33,200
Maximum [Member]      
Joint Venture Voting Interest Percentage   50.00%  
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Community, Measurement Input 0.173    
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Community, Measurement Input 0.193    
Homebuilding [Member]      
Number of Communities Mothballed During the Period 0    
Number of Previously Mothballed Communities Sold During the Period 4    
Number of Mothballed Communities Reactivated 2    
Number of Mothballed Communities Partially Reactivated 2    
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned $ 62,762 $ 131,204  
Homebuilding [Member] | Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member]      
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options 32,500 48,800  
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned 31,500 47,200  
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Banking Arrangement [Member]      
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options 66,200 133,400  
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned $ 31,300 $ 84,000  
[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 October 31, October 31, October 31, (In thousands) 2021 2020 2019 Other interest expensed $ 77,716 $ 103,801 $ 90,056 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 2,102 2,165 2,536 Decrease (increase) in accrued interest 7,409 (16,482 ) 16,515 Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $ 87,227 $ 89,484 $ 109,107
[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 $57.1 million, $61.9million and $56.9 million for the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, 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 $20.6 million, $41.9 million and $33.2 million for the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.