Inventory (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) communities	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	15	17
Carrying Value | $	$ 105,281	$ 124,426
Operating communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	3	1
Carrying Value | $	$ 21,931	$ 2,622