Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual 2) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) home_sites	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation	$ 4,321,717	$ 4,452,757
Land for Apartment Development Purchase Commitment [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation	308,800
Deposit Assets	$ 9,600
Commitment To Acquire Home Sites [Member] \| Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Maximum Quantity \| home_sites	6,700

The carrying amount of the asset transferred to a third party to serve as a deposit, which typically serves as security against failure by the transferor to perform under terms of an agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(17))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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