Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility and 364-Day Facility (Details Textual 1) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||
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Apr. 30, 2014
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Oct. 31, 2013
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Apr. 30, 2014
Five year term note [Member]
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Feb. 03, 2014
Five year term note [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2014
three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member]
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Feb. 04, 2014
three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2014
Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2014
New Credit Facility [Member]
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Feb. 03, 2014
Shapell [Member]
Five year term note [Member]
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Feb. 03, 2014
Shapell [Member]
New Credit Facility [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Maturity Period | 5 years | |||||||||
Interest above fed funds rate | 0.50% | |||||||||
Long-term Debt | $ 485,000,000 | |||||||||
Number of banks included in Credit Facility | 10 | 5 | ||||||||
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract | 364 days | 5 years | ||||||||
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 95,000,000 | 0 | 95,000,000 | 370,000,000 | ||||||
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 500,000,000 | $ 1,035,000,000 | ||||||||
Percent of interest above Libor | 1.00% | |||||||||
Percent interest added when euro rate option selected | 0.25% | |||||||||
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 1.56% | 1.85% | ||||||||
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 100.00% |