Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

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

	January 31,	October 31,
(In thousands)	2020	2019
Assets:
Northeast	$151,859	$163,342
Mid-Atlantic	267,198	264,894
Midwest	122,317	117,242
Southeast	276,643	281,654
Southwest	364,239	357,052
West	336,243	311,919
Total homebuilding	1,518,499	1,496,103
Financial services	117,557	199,275
Corporate and unallocated	153,947	186,046
Total assets	$1,790,003	$1,881,424

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
(In thousands)	2020		2019
Revenues:
Northeast	$45,276		$19,941
Mid-Atlantic	87,759		53,430
Midwest	46,444		44,921
Southeast	36,774		43,991
Southwest	163,899		118,199
West	99,621		89,901
Total homebuilding	479,773		370,383
Financial services	14,014		9,608
Corporate and unallocated	269		603
Total revenues	$494,056		$380,594
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Northeast	$5,741		$5,879
Mid-Atlantic	4,058		(7	)
Midwest	(3,443	)	(849	)
Southeast	(4,311	)	(2,929	)
Southwest	8,620		2,386
West	1,611		11,705
Total homebuilding	12,276		16,185
Financial services	4,460		1,134
Corporate and unallocated (1)	(24,172	)	(34,425	)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$(7,436	)	$(17,106	)