Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment	$ 17,064		$ 9,482
Deferred income relcassed from inventory to accrued liabilities, non-cash	2,111
Non cash transfer of investment in unconsolidated investments to inventory		$ 132,256	$ 2,704
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts	78	61
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	$ 987,265	$ 663,600
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	$ 44,130	45,000
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York [Member]
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Non cash transfer of investment in unconsolidated investments to inventory		$ 132,256