Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Warehouse Loan (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended														1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Sep. 05, 2012	Oct. 31, 2010	Nov. 30, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Nov. 22, 2002 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Sep. 03, 2003 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	May 13, 2013 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	Apr. 03, 2013 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 16, 2004 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 5.15% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 5.15% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 8.91% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 8.91% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]	Sep. 05, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 5.875% Senior Notes Due February 15, 2022 [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 Senior notes issued through an exchange [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Senior Notes subsequent to YE combined total [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Senior Notes subsequent to YE combined total [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Sept2012HoldersofDebtInstrument [Member] 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Sept2012CompanyConversionRighttoDebtInstrument [Member] 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]
Senior Note Payable (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of Holding In Subsidiary	100.00%
Interest rate on notes				0.50%			6.875%		6.875%		6.875%		5.95%		5.95%		5.95%			4.375%	4.375%	4.375%		4.95%			4.95%	5.15%		8.91%			5.875%		5.875%	6.75%			0.50%		0.50%
percentage above par, senior debt issued																					103.00%
Additional common share if convertible debt exchanged	5,900,000																																						5,900,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature																																																Holders of the 0.5% Senior Notes will have the right to require Toll Brothers Finance Corp. to repurchase their notes for cash equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest, on each of December 15, 2017, September 15, 2022 and September 15, 2027.	Toll Brothers Finance Corp. will have the right to redeem the 0.5% Senior Notes on or after September 15, 2017 for cash equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest.
Debt Conversion, Convertible, number of shares issued per note exchanged																																						20.3749
PrincipalAmountDenomination																																									$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price																																									$ 49.08
Issued Senior Notes	2,321,442,000	2,080,463,000						59,068,000						104,785,000						400,000,000	100,000,000	300,000,000		267,960,000	267,960,000			300,000,000	300,000,000	400,000,000	400,000,000		419,876,000	419,876,000		250,000,000	250,000,000		287,500,000	287,500,000	287,500,000	300,000,000	119,900,000				600,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	400,383,000	578,696,000	0															102,300,000	298,100,000													296,200,000						282,500,000								596,000,000
Senior Notes Exchanged									80,700,000						36,900,000
Costs associated with the exchange of both series of notes	1,200,000
Expenses related to early retirement of debt			(3,827,000)																																									3,800,000	1,200,000
Repayments of Senior Debt	163,853,000	0	58,837,000			59,100,000						104,800,000
Senior Notes Redemption Amount					$ 45,500,000					$ 55,100,000						$ 13,500,000										$ 32,000,000