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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2022
Notes Tables |
Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block] |
(Dollars in millions) |  | Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Dollar |  |  | Pre- |
|  | Number of |  |  | Amount of |  |  | Impairment |
|  | Communities |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Value (1) |
Northeast |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Southeast |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
West |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |  | 10.6 |
Total |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |
(Dollars in millions) |  | Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Dollar |  |  | Pre- |
|  | Number of |  |  | Amount of |  |  | Impairment |
|  | Communities |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Value (1) |
Northeast |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Southeast |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 9.2 |
West |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Total |  |  | 3 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 11.5 |
(Dollars in millions) |  | Year Ended October 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Dollar |  |  | Pre- |
|  | Number of |  |  | Amount of |  |  | Impairment |
|  | Communities |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Value (1) |
Northeast |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 4.8 |
Southeast |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
West |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 4.8 |
Write Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
(In millions) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Northeast |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |
Southeast |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.8 |
West |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
Total |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |

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