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Note 2 - Business (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Note 2 - Business (Details) [Line Items]      
Number of Communities 201hov_NumberOfCommunities    
Homebuilding [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Segment Concentration Risk [Member]      
Note 2 - Business (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 98.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hov_SegmentConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hov_HomebuildingMember		 97.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hov_SegmentConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hov_HomebuildingMember		 97.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= hov_SegmentConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hov_HomebuildingMember
Homebuilding [Member]      
Note 2 - Business (Details) [Line Items]      
Number of Reportable Segments 6us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hov_HomebuildingMember