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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
   
Company's purchase commitments    
Aggregate Purchase Commitments With Unrelated Parties $ 1,043,654tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsWithUnrelatedParties
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
$ 1,301,987tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsWithUnrelatedParties
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Aggregate purchase commitments with related parties 184,260tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
61,738tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments 103,422tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
76,986tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Additional cash required to acquire land 1,124,492tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
1,286,739tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Total 1,227,914us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
1,363,725us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Amount of Additional Cash Required to Acquire Land Included in Accrued Expenses $ 764tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
$ 1,439tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember