Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012		Oct. 31, 2011		Oct. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Sale of homes	$ 1,405,580		$ 1,072,474		$ 1,327,499
Land sales and other revenues	41,038		32,952		12,370
Total homebuilding	1,446,618		1,105,426		1,339,869
Financial services	38,735		29,481		31,973
Total revenues	1,485,353		1,134,907		1,371,842
Expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding interest	1,179,801		913,901		1,104,049
Cost of sales interest	54,538		74,676		84,440
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	12,530		101,749		135,699
Total cost of sales	1,246,869		1,090,326		1,324,188
Selling, general and administrative	142,087		161,456		178,331
Total homebuilding expenses	1,388,956		1,251,782		1,502,519
Financial services	23,648		21,371		23,074
Corporate general and administrative	48,232		49,938		59,900
Other interest	97,895	[1],[2]	97,169	[1],[2]	97,919	[1],[2]
Other operations	4,205		4,805		9,715
Total expenses	1,562,936		1,425,065		1,693,127
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt	(29,066)		7,528		25,047
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,401		(8,958)		956
Loss before income taxes	(101,248)		(291,588)		(295,282)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision:
State	(35,328)		(3,924)		(6,536)
Federal	277		(1,577)		(291,334)
Total income taxes	(35,051)		(5,501)		(297,870)
Net (loss) income	$ (66,197)		$ (286,087)		$ 2,588
Basic:
(Loss) income per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.52)		$ (2.85)		$ 0.03
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in Shares)	126,350		100,444		78,691
Assuming dilution:
(Loss) income per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.52)		$ (2.85)		$ 0.03
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in Shares)	126,350		100,444		79,683

[1] Other interest expensed is comprised of interest that does not qualify for capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Interest on completed homes and land in planning which does not qualify for capitalization is expensed.

[2] 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, which is calculated as follows: