Inventory (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) communities	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	15	16
Carrying Value | $	$ 114,216	$ 120,857
Operating communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	2	1
Carrying Value | $	$ 6,252	$ 2,871