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Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 4,631,558		$ 4,631,558		$ 4,222,637
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ 34,740	$ 37,558	$ 58,318	$ 62,638
VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	267		267		251
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 4,600,085		$ 4,600,085		$ 4,191,160
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	4,270,000		4,270,000		3,790,000
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	445,650		445,650		449,925
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$ 422,600		$ 422,600		$ 421,400