Inventory (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) communities	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	20	15
Carrying Value | $	$ 139,277	$ 119,138
Operating communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	5	11
Carrying Value | $	$ 28,261	$ 63,668