Acquisition Acquisition (Tables) (Shapell [Member])

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Shapell [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the preliminary amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (amounts in thousands):

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$	106,233
Inventory	1,509,501
Property, construction and office equipment, net	404
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	10,759
Total assets acquired	1,626,897
Customer deposits	(5,429		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(26,119		)
Total liabilities assumed	(31,548		)
Total net assets acquired	$	1,595,349

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following presents unaudited pro forma amounts as if the acquisition had been completed as of November 1, 2012 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Revenues	$	1,637,554	$	1,145,337	$	860,374	$	606,564
Net income	137,943		39,485		74,674		29,488
Income per share – basic	0.78		0.22		0.42		0.17
Income per share – diluted	0.75		0.22		0.40		0.16