Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Total Inventory
Inventory	$ 8,978,816	$ 7,915,884
Land controlled for future communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	218,402	185,656
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	933,730	564,737
Operating communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	$ 7,826,684	$ 7,165,491

The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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