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Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior, Senior Amortizing, and Senior Exchangeable Notes (Details) - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes $ 577,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember		 $ 577,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The7252020NotesMember
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The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 220,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember		 220,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 53,131us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The202021NotesMember
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember		 53,129us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 130,151us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The502021NotesMember
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember		 129,806us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The502021NotesMember
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The 11.875% 2015 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 60,514us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The118752015NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 60,414us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 172,568us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hov_The6252016NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 172,483us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The6252016NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 86,532us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The752016NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 86,532us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The752016NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember
The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 121,043us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hov_The86252017NotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 121,043us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The86252017NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 150,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The702019NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 150,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The702019NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 250,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		  
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 14,987us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_The1102017AmortizingNoteMember
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= hov_SeniorAmortizingNotesMember		 17,049us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 71,003us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_SeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 70,101us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Secured Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes 980,282us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember		 979,935us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_SeniorSecuredNotesMember
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]    
Senior Secured Notes:    
Senior Notes $ 840,657us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 $ 590,472us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember