Credit Facility (Details Textual 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 01, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,507,835
Long-term line of credit		$ 1,041,955
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 1,035,000
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract		5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		Aug. 01, 2018
Line of credit facility, available for letters of credit		75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Contingent Increase To Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		1.70%
Maximum Permissible Leverage Ratio		1.75
Minimum Net Worth Required for Compliance		$ 2,640,000
Existing Leverage Ratio		.679
Tangible Net Worth		$ 4,190,000
Ability to repurchase common stock		1,970,000
Long-term line of credit		350,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 118,900
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent		100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit	$ 350,000
Shapell [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit		$ 370,000