Other Income - Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Other Nonoperating Income By Component [Line Items]
Interest income	$ 5,872	$ 2,080
Income from Ancillary Businesses	13,844	2,583
Revenues	1,363,181	1,175,468
Retained customer deposits	0	1,084
Income from land sales	0	700
Other	(463)	(521)
Total other income - net	20,861	8,997
Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses
Revenue	32,283	31,323
Expense	30,625	28,740
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	12,186	0
Management Fee [Member]
Other Nonoperating Income By Component [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,608	$ 3,071