Note 4	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Accumulated depreciation at April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011 amounted to $77.8 million and $75.4 million, respectively, for our homebuilding property, plant and equipment.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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