Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization	[1],[2]	$ 25,003	$ 22,273
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total		9,456
Qualifying Assets Not Exceeding Debt [Member]
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization		14,900	17,600
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
General and Administrative Expense, Total		19,700	17,700
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total		9,500
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total		(900)	(800)
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Qualifying Assets Not Exceeding Debt [Member]
Real Estate Inventory Expense Not Eligible for Capitalization		$ 14,900	$ 17,500
Homebuilding [Member]
Number of Reportable Segments		6

[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 January 31, (In thousands) 2020 2019 Other interest expensed $25,003 $22,273 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 770 689 (Increase) decrease in accrued interest (11,818 ) 17,477 Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $13,955 $40,439

[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 $14.9 million and $17.6 million for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, 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 $10.1 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.