Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Revenues		$ 456,712	$ 592,035	$ 1,376,422	$ 1,729,979
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs				3,183	9,334
Total expenses		463,100	596,069	1,417,586	1,742,565
Corporate general and administrative		16,393	15,698	51,672	47,425
Other interest	[1],[2]	24,859	23,559	80,078	68,483
Other operations		495	(26)	1,287	1,466
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(4,266)	(42,258)	(5,706)	(34,854)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		10,732	(3,881)	6,899	(10,109)
Income (loss) before income taxes		78	(50,173)	(39,971)	(57,549)
Tax provision (benefit)		1,104	287,036	1,687	286,485
Net (loss)		$ (1,026)	$ (337,209)	$ (41,658)	$ (344,034)
Net (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)	$ (2.28)	$ (0.28)	$ (2.33)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)		148,669	147,748	148,377	147,628
Net (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)	$ (2.28)	$ (0.28)	$ (2.33)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (in shares)		148,669	147,748	148,377	147,628
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 1,104	$ 8,523	$ 1,687	$ 10,797
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)			278,513		275,688
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues		443,703	577,042	1,339,471	1,687,643
Cost of sales, excluding interest		361,303	478,886	1,083,842	1,399,353
Cost of sales interest		13,424	19,371	45,080	58,030
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		96	4,197	3,183	9,334
Total cost of sales		374,823	502,454	1,132,105	1,466,717
Selling, general and administrative		37,544	45,517	126,319	135,392
Total expenses		412,367	547,971	1,258,424	1,602,109
Homebuilding [Member] | Home Building [Member]
Revenues		442,859	574,282	1,312,553	1,673,250
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]
Revenues		844	2,760	26,918	14,393
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues		13,009	14,993	36,951	42,336
Total expenses		$ 8,986	$ 8,867	$ 26,125	$ 23,082

[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: Three Months Ended July 31, Nine Months Ended July 31, (In thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Other interest expensed $24,859 $23,559 $80,078 $68,483 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 616 465 1,802 1,549 Decrease in accrued interest 20,672 17,528 23,974 18,882 Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $46,147 $41,552 $105,854 $88,914

[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 $20.2 million and $17.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $59.7 million and $46.5 million for the nine months ended July 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 $4.6 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $20.4 million and $22.0 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.