Fair Value Disclosures (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) numberOfCommunities	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) numberOfCommunities	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Inventory impairments and write-offs	$ 26,535	$ 55,883	$ 42,360
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Inventory impairments and write-offs	19,805	31,669	0
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price per lot	25	25
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price per lot	200	200
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Inventory impairments and write-offs	$ 19,800	$ 31,700	$ 0
Number of communities impaired | numberOfCommunities	6	9
Fair value of communities, net of impairment charges	$ 23,900	$ 21,800