Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	July 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Assets:
Northeast		$329,387		$315,573
Mid-Atlantic		340,564		313,494
Midwest		190,461		169,967
Southeast		207,490		148,096
Southwest		473,732		410,756
West		245,266		143,245
Total homebuilding		1,786,900		1,501,131
Financial services		136,090		120,343
Corporate and unallocated		626,354		668,456
Total assets		$2,549,344		$2,289,930

Operating Segments [Member]

Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Northeast		$36,209			$60,531			$126,213			$179,529
Mid-Atlantic		113,992			90,123			271,954			219,378
Midwest		82,325			55,423			220,020			147,884
Southeast		57,329			55,449			144,498			146,613
Southwest		203,249			201,906			560,863			495,116
West		33,180			76,521			93,895			147,979
Total homebuilding		526,284			539,953			1,417,443			1,336,499
Financial services		14,360			11,106			37,939			28,612
Corporate and unallocated		(31	)		(50	)		(106	)		(125	)
Total revenues		$540,613			$551,009			$1,455,276			$1,364,986
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Northeast		$(4,008	)		$(1,971	)		$(10,973	)		$(10,791	)
Mid-Atlantic		5,440			5,397			10,439			9,772
Midwest		3,120			4,971			8,041			10,687
Southeast		(1,225	)		2,244			(3,583	)		6,990
Southwest		17,170			22,178			42,517			48,259
West		(3,973	)		11,091			(15,309	)		12,829
Homebuilding income before income taxes		16,524			43,910			31,132			77,746
Financial services		6,116			3,894			14,870			8,021
Corporate and unallocated		(32,641	)		(32,432	)		(105,164	)		(101,583	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		$(10,001	)		$15,372			$(59,162	)		$(15,816	)