Inventory (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 253,938	$ 297,975	$ 311,323
Interest incurred	135,029	152,986	172,530
Interest expensed to cost of revenues			(174,375)
Interest expensed in other income- net	0	0	(2,440)
Interest Reclassified to Property Construction and Office Equipment	0	(1,034)	0
Capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities	(6,699)	(4,574)	(3,835)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Transferred to Unconsolidated Entities	(2,412)	0	0
Previously capitalized interest in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	231	194	215
Interest capitalized, end of period	209,468	253,938	297,975
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(164,831)	(187,237)
Land [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ (5,788)	$ (4,372)	$ (5,443)