Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| | Three Months Ended July 31, | | | Nine Months Ended July 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $69,989 | | | $36,209 | | | $196,539 | | | $126,213 | | | | 111,739 | | | 113,992 | | | 295,546 | | | 271,954 | | | | 72,581 | | | 82,325 | | | 249,132 | | | 220,020 | | | | 96,323 | | | 57,329 | | | 186,873 | | | 144,498 | | | | 248,546 | | | 203,249 | | | 729,606 | | | 560,863 | | | | 101,158 | | | 33,180 | | | 237,831 | | | 93,895 | | | | 700,336 | | | 526,284 | | | 1,895,527 | | | 1,417,443 | | | | 16,485 | | | 14,360 | | | 51,714 | | | 37,939 | | Corporate and unallocated | | 29 | | | (31 | | | (63 | ) | | (106 | | | | $716,850 | | | $540,613 | | | $1,947,178 | | | $1,455,276 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income (loss) before income taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(995 | ) | | $(4,008 | | | $(4,945 | ) | | $(10,973 | | | | 3,467 | | | 5,440 | | | 7,161 | | | 10,439 | | | | (2,452 | ) | | 3,120 | | | (8,034 | ) | | 8,041 | | | | (5,621 | ) | | (1,225 | | | (14,710 | ) | | (3,583 | | | | 20,532 | | | 17,170 | | | 55,392 | | | 42,517 | | | | 3,297 | | | (3,973 | | | (6,989 | ) | | (15,309 | | Homebuilding income before income taxes | | 18,228 | | | 16,524 | | | 27,875 | | | 31,132 | | | | 7,569 | | | 6,116 | | | 24,965 | | | 14,870 | | Corporate and unallocated | | (24,704 | ) | | (32,641 | | | (82,545 | ) | | (105,164 | | Income (loss) before income taxes | | $1,093 | | | $(10,001 | | | $(29,705 | ) | | $(59,162 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $252,007 | | | $321,983 | | | | 337,371 | | | 342,159 | | | | 125,552 | | | 197,899 | | | | 235,141 | | | 223,206 | | | | 410,313 | | | 465,740 | | | | 287,298 | | | 259,943 | | | | 1,647,682 | | | 1,810,930 | | | | 165,885 | | | 159,981 | | Corporate and unallocated(1) | | 575,274 | | | 631,387 | | | | $2,388,841 | | | $2,602,298 | |
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