Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Homebuilding:
Total revenues		$ 575,605	$ 445,714
Homebuilding:
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		11,681	2,230
Other interest	[1],[2]	21,225	25,071
Total expenses		587,319	466,846
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(1,480)	1,452
Loss before income taxes		(13,194)	(19,680)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):
Tax provision (benefit)		2,979	(5,304)
Net loss		$ (16,173)	$ (14,376)
Basic:
Loss per common share (in Dollars per share)		$ (0.11)	$ (0.10)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in Shares)		147,139	146,929
Assuming dilution:
Loss per common share (in Dollars per share)		$ (0.11)	$ (0.10)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in Shares)		147,139	146,929
Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding:
Sale of homes		$ 556,775	$ 433,471
Land sales and other revenues		604	1,121
Total homebuilding		557,379	434,592
Total revenues		557,399	434,628
Homebuilding:
Cost of sales, excluding interest		464,146	354,812
Cost of sales interest		16,843	11,318
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		11,681	2,230
Total cost of sales		492,670	368,360
Selling, general and administrative		47,504	47,646
Total homebuilding expenses		540,174	416,006
Total expenses		579,104
Loss before income taxes		8,364	13,531
Financial Services [Member]
Homebuilding:
Financial services		18,226	11,122
Total revenues		18,226	11,122
Homebuilding:
Financial services		8,215	7,317
Corporate general and administrative		16,321	16,908
Other interest		21,225	25,071
Other operations		1,384	1,544
Total expenses		8,215
Loss before income taxes		10,011	3,805
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):
Tax provision (benefit)		(1,340)	(8,436)
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 4,319	$ 3,132

[1] 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 on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

[2] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore is expensed.