Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Additional Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of years to complete a community	4 years
Number of years to complete a master planned community	10 years
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 138,700	$ 171,100
Depreciation	15,700	13,400	$ 10,800
Advertising Expense	$ 18,200	15,600	11,600
warranty period, structural integrity	10 years
Construction defect claims, reported and resolved, period of time	10 years
More Likely Than Not Definition Threshold	50.00%
Gibraltar [Member]
Additional Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of Real Estate	$ 767	1,358	$ 505
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member]
Additional Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net		$ 18,400