Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Company's purchase commitments
Aggregate purchase commitments	$ 4,321,717	$ 4,452,757
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member]
Company's purchase commitments
Aggregate purchase commitments	4,279,660	4,442,804
Land Purchase Commitment To JV [Member]
Company's purchase commitments
Aggregate purchase commitments	42,057	9,953
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
Company's purchase commitments
Deposits against aggregate purchase price	463,452	336,363
Additional cash required to acquire land	3,858,265	4,116,394
Total	4,321,717	4,452,757
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$ 34,994	$ 37,447

Additional cash required to acquire land.

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Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses.

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Company purchase commitments.

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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.

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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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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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