Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details 3) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) joint_ventures	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) joint_ventures	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) joint_ventures	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 900,363	$ 900,363		$ 852,314
Total assets	12,353,674	12,353,674		12,288,714
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	89,700	89,700		81,300
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity	11,300	11,300		9,700
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	346,404	346,404		343,314
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	66,367	66,367		49,385
Rental Joint Ventures, including the Trust [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	479,083	479,083		441,399
Gibraltar Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 8,509	8,509		$ 18,216
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures	0
Total assets	$ 0	0
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity	$ 0	0
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures	1
Total assets	$ 5,000	5,000
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity	$ 835	835
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Rental Joint Ventures, including the Trust [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures	1
Total assets	$ 10,604	10,604
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity	2,651	$ 2,651
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures		1	3
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	12,808	$ 12,808	$ 44,500
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures		0
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	0	$ 0
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Rental Joint Ventures, including the Trust [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures		3	11
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 7,096	$ 7,096	$ 118,600
Newly Formed Joint Ventures [Member] | Gibraltar Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of JVs formed in the period | joint_ventures			1
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)			$ 2,400