Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Revenues		$ 482,041	$ 456,712	$ 1,303,326	$ 1,376,422
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs				3,601	3,183
Total expenses		492,847	463,100	1,362,964	1,417,586
Corporate general and administrative		14,959	16,393	48,792	51,672
Other interest	[1],[2]	22,377	24,859	67,313	80,078
Other operations		622	495	1,193	1,287
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,266)		(5,706)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures		3,742	10,732	20,556	6,899
(Loss) income before income taxes		(7,064)	78	(39,082)	(39,971)
Tax provision (benefit)		537	1,104	1,228	1,687
Net (loss)		$ (7,601)	$ (1,026)	$ (40,310)	$ (41,658)
Net (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (1.27)	$ (0.18)	$ (6.76)	$ (7.03)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)		5,971	5,947	5,964	5,935
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 537	$ 1,104	$ 1,228	$ 1,687
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues		469,277	443,703	1,268,647	1,339,471
Cost of sales, excluding interest		381,939	361,303	1,042,343	1,083,842
Cost of sales interest		19,029	13,424	43,169	45,080
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		1,435	96	3,601	3,183
Total cost of sales		402,403	374,823	1,089,113	1,132,105
Selling, general and administrative		43,559	37,544	130,474	126,319
Total expenses		445,962	412,367	1,219,587	1,258,424
Homebuilding [Member] | Home Building [Member]
Revenues		467,849	442,859	1,257,536	1,312,553
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]
Revenues		1,428	844	11,111	26,918
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues		12,764	13,009	34,679	36,951
Total expenses		$ 8,927	$ 8,986	$ 26,079	$ 26,125

[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: Three Months Ended July 31, Nine Months Ended July 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Other interest expensed $22,377 $24,859 $67,313 $80,078 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 673 616 1,876 1,802 Decrease in accrued interest 15,404 20,672 13,105 23,974 Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $38,454 $46,147 $82,294 $105,854

[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, which amounted to $13.7 million and $20.2 million for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $46.4 million and $59.7 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other interest also includes interest on completed homes, land in planning and fully developed lots without homes under construction, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed. This component of other interest was $8.7 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $21.0 million and $20.4 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.