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Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior, Senior Amortizing, and Senior Exchangeable Notes (Details) - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Parentheticals)
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 02, 2012
The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 9.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hov_The202021NotesMember
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The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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The 11.875% 2015 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 11.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The118752015NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		 11.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The118752015NotesMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		  
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The6252016NotesMember
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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]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The752016NotesMember
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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]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 8.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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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]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hov_The702019NotesMember
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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]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hov_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
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= hov_EightPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
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= hov_UnsecuredSeniorNotesExcludingSeniorAmortizingNotesAndSeniorExchangeableNotesMember		  
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate 11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The1102017AmortizingNoteMember
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= hov_SeniorAmortizingNotesMember		 11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= hov_The1102017AmortizingNoteMember
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= hov_SeniorAmortizingNotesMember		 11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Stated Interest Rate   11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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