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Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 4,153,738		$ 4,153,738		$ 4,321,717
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ 37,004	$ 37,308	$ 99,642	$ 110,567
VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	247		247		237
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 4,125,045		$ 4,125,045		$ 4,279,660
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	3,780,000		3,780,000		3,890,000
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	452,504		452,504		463,452
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$ 413,300		$ 413,300		$ 417,600