Other Income - Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Other Nonoperating Income By Component [Line Items]
Interest income	$ 1,967	$ 1,904	$ 5,259	$ 3,834
Income from Ancillary Businesses	2,753	3,489	10,209	13,205
Management fee income from unconsolidated entities, net	2,175	2,477	9,600	10,448
Retained customer deposits	796	1,407	4,951	4,461
Income from land sales	888	2,417	4,175	7,503
Other	2,386	(276)	1,562	(1,344)
Total other income - net	10,965	11,418	35,756	38,107
Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses
Revenue	37,815	35,242	103,049	96,536
Expense	$ 35,062	$ 31,753	$ 92,840	$ 83,331