Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Non cash transfer of investment in unconsolidated investments to inventory	$ 132,256	$ 2,704
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment	$ 32,700	33,100	$ 38,200
Transfer of Inventory to Investment		4,152
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment		$ 9,482	$ 5,576
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts	61	63
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	$ 663,600	$ 578,200
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	45,000	$ 30,700
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Non cash transfer of investment in unconsolidated investments to inventory	$ 132,256