Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Credit Facility (Details Textual 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	May 19, 2016	Aug. 01, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,514,366
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 1,003,348
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
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 250,000
May 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,295,000		$ 1,215,000
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract		5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		May 19, 2021
Maximum Permissible Leverage Ratio		175.00%
Minimum Net Worth Required for Compliance		$ 2,640,000
Existing Leverage Ratio		.7928
Tangible Net Worth		$ 4,280,000
Ability to repurchase common stock		2,340,000
Long-term Line of Credit		250,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 112,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End		2.27%
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | May 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	$ 125,000