Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation	$ 2,640,978	$ 2,360,726
VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	191	127
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation	$ 2,635,746	$ 2,349,900
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation	2,170,000	2,000,000
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against Aggregate Purchase Commitments	185,050	168,778
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against Aggregate Purchase Commitments	$ 164,200	$ 149,200

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8,17)
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