Note 13 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2012
	Number of Communities		Dollar Amount of Impairment		Pre- Impairment Value $
Northeast		10	$	2.8	$	19.6
Mid-Atlantic		3		0.4		0.8
Midwest		2		1.6		4.5
Southeast		12		2.8		8.3
Southwest		-		-		-
West		5		2.2		4.9
Total		32	$	9.8	$	38.1

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2011
	Number of Communities		Dollar Amount of Impairment		Pre- Impairment Value $
Northeast		11	$	54.9	$	179.9
Mid-Atlantic		5		3.4		17.3
Midwest		7		1.1		4.2
Southeast		11		1.5		5.1
Southwest		1		0.1		0.3
West		6		16.5		45.2
Total		41	$	77.5	$	252.0

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2010
	Number of Communities		Dollar Amount of Impairment		Pre- Impairment Value $
Northeast		14	$	72.2	$	156.5
Mid-Atlantic		8		3.4		7.1
Midwest		15		4.6		8.2
Southeast		21		2.2		8.0
Southwest		6		0.9		10.8
West		19		39.2		62.8
Total		83	$	122.5	$	253.4

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

	Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011		2010
Northeast	$	0.7	$	13.4	$	4.5
Mid-Atlantic		0.6		6.1		8.9
Midwest		0.2		0.5		0.0
Southeast		0.7		0.8		(0.6	)
Southwest		0.4		0.4		0.3
West		0.1		3.1		0.1
Total	$	2.7	$	24.3	$	13.2