Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017
Total revenues		$ 417,166	$ 552,009
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		414	3,184
Corporate general and administrative		19,135	15,656
Other interest	[1],[2]	29,131	22,627
Other operations		390	1,587
Total expenses		442,461	557,666
Gain on extinguishment of debt			7,646
(Loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		(5,176)	(1,666)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(30,471)	323
Tax provision (benefit)		338	466
Net (loss)		$ (30,809)	$ (143)
Net (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.21)	$ 0
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)		148,028	147,535
Net (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.21)	$ 0
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (in shares)		148,028	147,535
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 338	$ (18)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)			484
Homebuilding [Member]
Sale of homes		401,577	531,415
Land sales and other revenues		4,701	7,745
Total homebuilding		406,278	539,160
Cost of sales, excluding interest		329,527	445,027
Cost of sales interest		12,292	18,322
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		414	3,184
Total cost of sales		342,233	466,533
Selling, general and administrative		43,231	44,408
Total homebuilding expenses		385,464	510,941
Financial Services [Member]
Financial services		10,888	12,849
Financial services		$ 8,341	$ 6,855

[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: Other interest expensed of $29,131 plus interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries $601 Plus the decrease in accrued interest of 26,750 for 2018 and other interest expensed of $22,627 plus interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries $629 Plus the decrease in accrued interest of $763 for 2017.

[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, which amounted to $19.6 million and $13.3 million for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other interest also includes interest on completed homes, land in planning and fully developed lots without homes under construction, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed. This component of other interest was $9.6 million and $9.3 million for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.