Other Income - Net (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018
Revenues and expenses from land sales [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,716,094	$ 1,599,199	$ 3,079,275	$ 2,774,667
Cost of revenues	(1,377,268)	(1,298,157)	(2,453,766)	(2,232,637)
Income from land sales		2,587		3,287
Land sales prior [Member]
Revenues and expenses from land sales [Abstract]
Revenues		34,384		41,352
Cost of revenues		(31,797)		(38,065)
Income from land sales		$ 2,587		$ 3,287

Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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