Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$ 116,729	$ 126,291
Improvement cost receivable	109,778	96,937
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	34,032	33,471
Property held for rental apartment and commercial development	365,755	193,015
Prepaid expenses	22,095	23,065
Other	71,789	77,999
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	$ 720,178	$ 550,778