Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Notes Tables

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

	April 30,		October 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Assets:
Northeast	$	126,306	$	107,748
Mid-Atlantic		271,207		271,867
Midwest		100,896		106,774
Southeast		245,353		248,506
Southwest		411,068		357,444
West		278,568		278,811
Total homebuilding		1,433,398		1,371,150
Financial services (1)		169,832		140,607
Corporate and unallocated		734,758		315,585
Total assets	$	2,337,988	$	1,827,342

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 30,						April 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Revenues:
Northeast	$	30,189		$	46,798		$	62,233		$	92,074
Mid-Atlantic		112,200			89,738			205,145			177,497
Midwest		64,079			56,673			123,236			103,117
Southeast		80,917			56,369			126,691			93,143
Southwest		217,312			170,654			407,721			334,553
West		176,733			103,603			311,565			203,224
Total homebuilding		681,430			523,835			1,236,591			1,003,608
Financial services		21,728			14,361			41,225			28,375
Corporate and unallocated		4			155			10			424
Total revenues	$	703,162		$	538,351		$	1,277,826		$	1,032,407
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$	5,068		$	6,722		$	9,662		$	12,463
Mid-Atlantic		12,010			5,466			22,711			9,524
Midwest		4,128			(385	)		7,712			(3,828	)
Southeast		6,504			50			6,858			(4,261	)
Southwest		29,275			13,052			50,325			21,672
West		21,863			2,723			31,540			4,334
Total homebuilding		78,848			27,628			128,808			39,904
Financial services		10,367			4,731			19,510			9,191
Corporate and unallocated (1)		(58,183	)		(28,180	)		(97,701	)		(52,352	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	31,032		$	4,179		$	50,617		$	(3,257	)