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Note 16 - Warranty Costs (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) In Construction Defect Reserves	$ (3.4)
Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for Subcontractors [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Proceeds from Insurance Premiums Collected	$ 5.2	$ 4.7

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- Definition

Represents the aggregate increase or decrease during the reporting period in the reserves for construction defects based on annual actuarial estimate.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Cash received as payments for insurance premiums during the current period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-25

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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No definition available.

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- Details

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