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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Income tax disclosures [Line Items]      
Number of states 19us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent 32.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 36.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (331.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Valuation allowance - reversed $ (13,256)tol_IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ (4,569)tol_IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ (394,718)tol_IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Income tax disclosures [Line Items]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent 7.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
6.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
6.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Recognized cumulative valuation allowances against state deferred tax assets $ 43,778us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
$ 55,707us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
State Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Income tax disclosures [Line Items]      
net operating loss, carryback expiration periods 5 years    
State Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Income tax disclosures [Line Items]      
net operating loss, carryback expiration periods 20 years