Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Homebuilding [Member]
Sale of homes		$ 640,386	$ 526,156	$ 1,823,318	$ 1,414,799
Land sales and other revenues		59,979	97	72,146	2,538
Total homebuilding		700,365	526,253	1,895,464	1,417,337
Total revenues		700,336	526,284	1,895,527	1,417,443
Cost of sales, excluding interest		583,783	432,625	1,583,979	1,169,576
Cost of sales interest		28,406	16,323	66,693	39,654
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		1,565	1,077	22,915	7,618
Total cost of sales		613,754	450,025	1,673,587	1,216,848
Selling, general and administrative		51,685	51,998	155,560	152,258
Total homebuilding expenses		665,439	502,023	1,829,147	1,369,106
Total expenses		704,440	541,922	1,944,907	1,493,839
Income (loss) before income taxes		18,228	16,524	27,875	31,132
Financial Services [Member]
Financial services		16,485	14,360	51,714	37,939
Total revenues		16,485	14,360	51,714	37,939
Financial services		8,916	8,244	26,749	23,069
Total expenses		8,916	8,244	26,749	23,069
Income (loss) before income taxes		7,569	6,116	24,965	14,870
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		1,434	999	4,995	3,717
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		133	(3,316)	(9,592)	(21,260)
Total revenues		716,850	540,613	1,947,178	1,455,276
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs				22,915	7,618
Corporate general and administrative		14,885	15,874	43,804	49,275
Other interest	[1],[2]	23,159	22,493	68,468	70,594
Other operations		957	1,532	3,488	4,864
Total expenses		713,356	550,166	1,971,656	1,516,908
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(2,401)	(448)	(5,227)	2,470
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,093	(10,001)	(29,705)	(59,162)
Tax provision (benefit)		1,567	(2,317)	(4,597)	(17,543)
Net loss		$ (474)	$ (7,684)	$ (25,108)	$ (41,619)
Loss per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0	$ (0.05)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.28)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		147,412	147,010	147,383	146,846
Loss per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0	$ (0.05)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.28)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		147,412	147,010	147,383	146,846

[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.