Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Accrued expenses
Land, land development, and construction	$ 418,048		$ 334,975
Compensation and employee benefits	170,448		223,609
Escrow liability associated with our wholly owned captive title company	40,459		44,115
Self-insurance	245,687		251,576
Warranty	149,395	$ 156,895	164,409	$ 143,991	$ 143,043	$ 145,062
Lease Liabilities	$ 142,901		$ 139,664
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued expenses, Total		Accrued expenses, Total
Deferred income	$ 47,846		$ 50,973
Interest	32,212		31,988
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	31,744		26,905
Other	55,457		77,773
Accrued expenses, Total	$ 1,334,197		$ 1,345,987