Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 319,364	$ 352,049	$ 369,419
Interest incurred	178,035	165,977	175,944
Interest expensed to cost of revenues			(172,832)
Write-off against other income		(3,760)	(4,823)
Interest Reclassified to Property Construction and Office Equipment			(485)
Capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities	(4,571)	(7,220)	(8,824)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Transferred to Unconsolidated Entities			(8,708)
Previously capitalized interest in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	5,327	3,052	2,358
Interest capitalized, end of period	311,323	319,364	352,049
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(185,045)	(190,734)
Land [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ (1,787)