Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands) | | April 30, 2017 | | | October 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | Northeast | | $ | 196,796 | | | $ | 219,363 | | Mid-Atlantic | | | 290,279 | | | | 292,899 | | Midwest | | | 103,805 | | | | 111,596 | | Southeast | | | 236,085 | | | | 226,124 | | Southwest | | | 337,646 | | | | 341,472 | | West | | | 207,773 | | | | 269,400 | | Total homebuilding | | | 1,372,384 | | | | 1,460,854 | | Financial services | | | 119,538 | | | | 197,230 | | Corporate and unallocated(1) | | | 641,674 | | | | 696,872 | | Total assets | | $ | 2,133,596 | | | $ | 2,354,956 | |
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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| | Three Months Ended April 30, | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | (In thousands) | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Northeast | | $ | 45,950 | | | $ | 54,046 | | | $ | 104,525 | | | $ | 126,550 | | Mid-Atlantic | | | 100,600 | | | | 89,987 | | | | 200,826 | | | | 183,807 | | Midwest | | | 42,019 | | | | 84,631 | | | | 85,721 | | | | 176,551 | | Southeast | | | 56,635 | | | | 51,298 | | | | 113,219 | | | | 90,550 | | Southwest | | | 225,255 | | | | 276,735 | | | | 408,664 | | | | 481,060 | | West | | | 100,843 | | | | 81,095 | | | | 197,374 | | | | 136,673 | | Total homebuilding | | | 571,302 | | | | 637,792 | | | | 1,110,329 | | | | 1,195,191 | | Financial services | | | 14,494 | | | | 17,003 | | | | 27,343 | | | | 35,229 | | Corporate and unallocated | | | 139 | | | | (72 | ) | | | 272 | | | | (92 | ) | Total revenues | | $ | 585,935 | | | $ | 654,723 | | | $ | 1,137,944 | | | $ | 1,230,328 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Loss) income before income taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Northeast | | $ | (2,722 | ) | | $ | (6,684 | ) | | $ | (1,816 | ) | | $ | (3,950 | ) | Mid-Atlantic | | | 918 | | | | 1,072 | | | | 4,800 | | | | 3,694 | | Midwest | | | (3,170 | ) | | | (23 | ) | | | (2,458 | ) | | | (5,582 | ) | Southeast | | | 428 | | | | (7,255 | ) | | | 134 | | | | (9,089 | ) | Southwest | | | 19,785 | | | | 18,491 | | | | 31,708 | | | | 34,860 | | West | | | 2,317 | | | | (4,318 | ) | | | 1,563 | | | | (10,286 | ) | Homebuilding income before income taxes | | | 17,556 | | | | 1,283 | | | | 33,931 | | | | 9,647 | | Financial services | | | 7,134 | | | | 7,385 | | | | 13,128 | | | | 17,396 | | Corporate and unallocated (1) | | | (32,389 | ) | | | (26,272 | ) | | | (54,435 | ) | | | (57,841 | ) | Loss before income taxes | | $ | (7,699 | ) | | $ | (17,604 | ) | | $ | (7,376 | ) | | $ | (30,798 | ) |
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