Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total		$ 13,400	$ 15,700
Number of Communities Mothballed		2	6
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities		$ 1,400	$ 4,300
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities Accumulated Impairment Charges		20,300	57,500
Inventory, Land Held-for-sale		0	0
General Liability Insurance Deductible		25,000	20,000
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims		25,000	20,000
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization	[1],[2]	47,343	77,716	$ 103,801
Advertising Expense		10,600	9,800	12,900
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance		12,700	10,500
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery		300	1,500
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)		(2,500)	(0)
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		0	0
Qualifying Assets Not Exceeding Debt [Member]
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization		28,600	57,100	61,900
Completed Homes, Land in Planning and Fully Developed Lots without Homes under Construction [Member]
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization		$ 18,800	$ 20,600	$ 41,900
Maximum [Member]
Joint Venture Voting Interest Percentage		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
CALIFORNIA
Bodily Injury Insurance Deductible		$ 500	$ 500
CALIFORNIA | Maximum [Member]
Bodily Injury Insurance Limit		5,000	5,000
All States Other Than California [Member]
Bodily Injury Insurance Deductible		250	250
All States Other Than California [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Bodily Injury Insurance Limit		$ 5,000	5,000
Homebuilding [Member]
Number of Mothballed Communities Reactivated		4
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned		$ 202,492	62,762
Homebuilding [Member] | Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member]
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options		48,500	32,500
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned		51,200	31,500
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Banking Arrangement [Member]
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options		260,100	66,200
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned		$ 151,300	$ 31,300

[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: Year Ended October 31, October 31, October 31, (In thousands) 2022 2021 2020 Other interest expensed $ 47,343 $ 77,716 $ 103,801 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 1,790 2,102 2,165 (Increase) decrease in accrued interest (4,261 ) 7,409 (16,482 ) Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $ 44,872 $ 87,227 $ 89,484

[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 $28.6 million, $57.1 million and $61.9 million for the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, 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 as incurred. This component of other interest was $18.8 million, $20.6 million and $41.9 million for the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.