Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 IS) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	$ 928,566	$ 853,452
Cost of revenues	712,311	650,032
Selling, general and administrative	121,796	106,314
Total	834,107	756,346
Income (loss) from operations	94,459	97,106
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	8,638	4,901
Other income - net	13,720	22,016
Intercompany interest income	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0
Income from subsidiaries	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,817	124,023
Income tax provision (benefit)	43,637	42,698
Net income (loss)	73,180	81,325
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(261)	(183)
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 72,919	$ 81,142
Toll Brothers Inc. [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Selling, general and administrative	$ 12	$ 14
Total	12	14
Income (loss) from operations	$ (12)	$ (14)
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities
Other income - net	$ 2,391	$ 2,370
Intercompany interest income
Interest Expense
Income from subsidiaries	$ 114,438	$ 121,667
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,817	124,023
Income tax provision (benefit)	43,637	42,698
Net income (loss)	73,180	81,325
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(288)	(178)
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 72,892	$ 81,147
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Selling, general and administrative	$ 969	$ 908
Total	969	908
Income (loss) from operations	$ (969)	$ (908)
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities
Other income - net
Intercompany interest income	$ 36,497	$ 36,193
Interest Expense	$ (37,895)	$ (37,652)
Income from subsidiaries
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ (2,367)	$ (2,367)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(912)	(891)
Net income (loss)	$ (1,455)	$ (1,476)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (1,455)	$ (1,476)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	784,596	862,154
Cost of revenues	624,801	652,212
Selling, general and administrative	125,905	112,043
Total	750,706	764,255
Income (loss) from operations	33,890	97,899
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	2,997	4,722
Other income - net	$ 8,169	$ 10,233
Intercompany interest income
Interest Expense
Income from subsidiaries	$ 69,382	$ 8,813
Income (loss) before income taxes	114,438	121,667
Income tax provision (benefit)	44,104	45,808
Net income (loss)	70,334	75,859
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	27	(5)
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	70,361	75,854
Nonguarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	170,223	15,602
Cost of revenues	90,087	1,666
Selling, general and administrative	17,973	13,389
Total	108,060	15,055
Income (loss) from operations	62,163	547
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	5,641	179
Other income - net	$ 4,193	$ 10,585
Intercompany interest income
Interest Expense	$ (248)	$ (131)
Income from subsidiaries
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 71,749	$ 11,180
Income tax provision (benefit)	27,652	4,209
Net income (loss)	$ 44,097	$ 6,971
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 44,097	$ 6,971
Eliminations [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	(26,253)	(24,304)
Cost of revenues	(2,577)	(3,846)
Selling, general and administrative	(23,063)	(20,040)
Total	(25,640)	(23,886)
Income (loss) from operations	$ (613)	$ (418)
Other [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities
Other income - net	$ (1,033)	$ (1,172)
Intercompany interest income	(36,497)	(36,193)
Interest Expense	38,143	37,783
Income from subsidiaries	(183,820)	(130,480)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(183,820)	(130,480)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(70,844)	(49,126)
Net income (loss)	$ (112,976)	$ (81,354)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Comprehensive Income (loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (112,976)	$ (81,354)