Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

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

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017
Assets:
Northeast	$152,607	$180,545
Mid-Atlantic	217,807	224,398
Midwest	85,398	84,960
Southeast	246,497	231,644
Southwest	320,452	294,337
West	244,886	175,347
Total homebuilding	1,267,647	1,191,231
Financial services	164,880	162,113
Corporate and unallocated	229,515	547,554
Total assets	$1,662,042	$1,900,898

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$51,094	$36,411
Mid-Atlantic	7,307	20,873
Midwest	3,738	4,268
Southeast	39,509	36,320
Southwest	18,219	11,832
West	2,445	4,451
Total homebuilding	122,312	114,155
Corporate and unallocated	1,382	935
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	$123,694	$115,090

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

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

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Revenues:
Northeast	$116,296		$209,509		$278,028
Mid-Atlantic	354,690		464,126		458,579
Midwest	196,599		199,770		311,322
Southeast	241,620		260,402		260,584
Southwest	638,282		827,503		1,028,529
West	384,627		430,546		342,447
Total homebuilding	1,932,114		2,391,856		2,679,489
Financial services	53,355		58,743		72,617
Corporate and unallocated	5,764		1,066		141
Total revenues	$1,991,233		$2,451,665		$2,752,247
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$20,869		$2,300		$(3,869	)
Mid-Atlantic	18,757		17,191		17,476
Midwest	1,528		(1,151	)	(11,416	)
Southeast	(9,914	)	(6,199	)	(17,791	)
Southwest	49,852		71,540		84,424
West	47,987		19,636		3,445
Total homebuilding	129,079		103,317		72,269
Financial services	18,227		26,397		35,473
Corporate and unallocated (1)	(139,160	)	(174,958	)	(105,306	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$8,146		$(45,244	)	$2,436

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017		2016
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast	$11,811	$20,308		$19,417
Mid-Atlantic	15,051	23,886		23,662
Midwest	5,874	7,799		12,275
Southeast	14,934	13,646		16,770
Southwest	21,820	25,278		37,552
West	18,309	25,799		23,295
Total homebuilding	87,799	116,716		132,971
Corporate and unallocated	76,183	69,124		50,387
Financial services interest expense (1)	104	(630	)	(763	)
Total interest expense, net	$164,086	$185,210		$182,595

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017	2016
Depreciation:
Northeast	$135	$71	$62
Mid-Atlantic	63	50	56
Midwest	1,106	858	497
Southeast	124	83	82
Southwest	70	78	104
West	45	94	92
Total homebuilding	1,543	1,234	893
Financial services	14	16	41
Corporate and unallocated	1,599	2,999	2,631
Total depreciation	$3,156	$4,249	$3,565

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017	2016
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast	$142	$442	$78
Mid-Atlantic	318	71	208
Midwest	621	3,773	3,180
Southeast	701	28	233
Southwest	23	18	199
West	55	80	91
Total homebuilding	1,860	4,412	3,989
Financial services	-	-	30
Corporate and unallocated	3,333	2,066	3,988
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment	$5,193	$6,478	$8,007

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$20,231		$(4,376	)	$(2,639	)
Mid-Atlantic	799		1,180		(27	)
Midwest	(775	)	(1,424	)	(1,304	)
Southeast	(2,032	)	837		(1,774	)
Southwest	5,165		(306	)	(64	)
West	645		(2,958	)	1,462
Total equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$24,033		$(7,047	)	$(4,346	)