Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Homebuilding [Member]
Sale of homes		$ 626,157	$ 455,172	$ 1,182,932	$ 888,643
Land sales and other revenues		11,563	1,320	12,167	2,441
Total homebuilding		637,720	456,492	1,195,099	891,084
Total revenues		637,792	456,531	1,195,191	891,159
Cost of sales, excluding interest		536,050	382,139	1,000,196	736,951
Cost of sales interest		21,444	12,013	38,287	23,331
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		9,669	4,311	21,350	6,541
Total cost of sales		567,163	398,463	1,059,833	766,823
Selling, general and administrative		56,371	52,614	103,875	100,260
Total homebuilding expenses		623,534	451,077	1,163,708	867,083
Total expenses		661,363	492,388	1,240,467	951,917
Loss before income taxes		1,283	1,077	9,647	14,608
Financial Services [Member]
Financial services revenue		17,003	12,457	35,229	23,579
Total revenues		17,003	12,457	35,229	23,579
Financial services		9,618	7,508	17,833	14,825
Total expenses		9,618	7,508	17,833	14,825
Loss before income taxes		7,385	4,949	17,396	8,754
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(758)	(414)	3,561	2,718
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(8,385)	(9,508)	(9,725)	(17,944)
Total revenues		654,723	468,949	1,230,328	914,663
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs				21,350	6,541
Corporate general and administrative		12,598	16,493	28,919	33,401
Other interest	[1],[2]	24,084	23,030	45,309	48,101
Other operations		1,147	1,788	2,531	3,332
Total expenses		670,981	499,896	1,258,300	966,742
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures		(1,346)	1,466	(2,826)	2,918
Loss before income taxes		(17,604)	(29,481)	(30,798)	(49,161)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(9,143)	(9,922)	(6,164)	(15,226)
Net loss		$ (8,461)	$ (19,559)	$ (24,634)	$ (33,935)
Loss per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.06)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.23)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		147,334	146,946	147,301	146,762
Loss per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.06)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.23)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		147,334	146,946	147,301	146,762

[1] Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

[2] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore is expensed.