CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023
Inventories:
Deferred tax assets, net	$ 279,704	$ 302,833
Total assets	2,317,646	2,492,940
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs)	932,957	1,051,491
Income taxes payable	0	1,861
Total liabilities	1,670,600	1,911,151
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at April 30, 2024 and October 31, 2023	135,299	135,299
Paid in capital - common stock	747,001	735,946
Accumulated deficit	(87,795)	(157,197)
Treasury stock - at cost – 1,007,426 shares of Class A common stock at April 30, 2024 and 901,379 shares at October 31, 2023; 27,669 shares of Class B common stock at April 30, 2024 and October 31, 2023	(147,529)	(132,382)
Total Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders’ equity	647,046	581,736
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	0	53
Total equity	647,046	581,789
Total liabilities and equity	2,317,646	2,492,940
Common Class A [Member]
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common stock	63	62
Common Class B [Member]
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common stock	7	8
Home Building [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	181,966	434,119
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	8,370	8,431
Inventories:
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	1,135,232	998,841
Land and land options held for future development or sale	138,641	125,587
Consolidated inventory not owned	143,185	224,758
Total inventories	1,417,058	1,349,186
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	150,674	97,886
Receivables, deposits and notes, net	24,975	27,982
Property and equipment, net	39,593	33,946
Prepaid expenses and other assets	72,747	69,886
Total assets excluding deferred tax assets, net	1,895,383	2,021,436
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory, net of debt issuance costs	85,557	91,539
Accounts payable and other liabilities	379,367	415,480
Customers’ deposits	45,619	51,419
Liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs	86,618	124,254
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs)	932,957	1,051,491
Accrued interest	18,220	26,926
Total liabilities excluding income taxes payable	1,548,338	1,761,109
Financial Services [Member]
Inventories:
Total assets excluding deferred tax assets, net	142,559	168,671
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total liabilities excluding income taxes payable	$ 122,262	$ 148,181