Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues:
Northeast	$69,989		$36,209		$196,539		$126,213
Mid-Atlantic	111,739		113,992		295,546		271,954
Midwest	72,581		82,325		249,132		220,020
Southeast	96,323		57,329		186,873		144,498
Southwest	248,546		203,249		729,606		560,863
West	101,158		33,180		237,831		93,895
Total homebuilding	700,336		526,284		1,895,527		1,417,443
Financial services	16,485		14,360		51,714		37,939
Corporate and unallocated	29		(31	)	(63	)	(106	)
Total revenues	$716,850		$540,613		$1,947,178		$1,455,276
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$(995	)	$(4,008	)	$(4,945	)	$(10,973	)
Mid-Atlantic	3,467		5,440		7,161		10,439
Midwest	(2,452	)	3,120		(8,034	)	8,041
Southeast	(5,621	)	(1,225	)	(14,710	)	(3,583	)
Southwest	20,532		17,170		55,392		42,517
West	3,297		(3,973	)	(6,989	)	(15,309	)
Homebuilding income before income taxes	18,228		16,524		27,875		31,132
Financial services	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	)

(In thousands)	July 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
Assets:
Northeast	$252,007	$321,983
Mid-Atlantic	337,371	342,159
Midwest	125,552	197,899
Southeast	235,141	223,206
Southwest	410,313	465,740
West	287,298	259,943
Total homebuilding	1,647,682	1,810,930
Financial services	165,885	159,981
Corporate and unallocated(1)	575,274	631,387
Total assets	$2,388,841	$2,602,298