Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Land inventory reclass to receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets		$ 28,500,000
Transfer of Inventory to Investment	4,152,000	54,800,000
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment	9,482,000	5,576,000
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment	33,127,000	38,200,000	47,900,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts	63	87
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	578,200,000	1,120,000,000
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	$ 30,700,000	$ 51,900,000