Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Accrued expenses
Land, land development, and construction	$ 352,549	$ 334,975
Compensation and employee benefits	147,807	223,609
Escrow liability associated with our wholly owned captive title company	40,965	44,115
Self-insurance	251,529	251,576
Warranty	156,895	164,409	$ 143,043	$ 145,062
Lease Liabilities	$ 143,714	$ 139,664
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued expenses, Total	Accrued expenses, Total
Deferred income	$ 46,540	$ 50,973
Interest	34,654	31,988
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	28,276	26,905
Other	47,617	77,773
Accrued expenses, Total	$ 1,250,546	$ 1,345,987