CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Revenues		$ 708,380	$ 703,661	$ 1,302,576	$ 1,219,027
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs				539	614
Corporate general and administrative		32,517	25,079	69,650	50,569
Other interest	[1]	8,969	14,501	19,420	29,594
Other (income) expenses, net		(3,128)	574	(2,577)	960
Total expenses		650,152	662,946	1,228,108	1,167,425
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net		0	0	1,371	0
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures		11,164	5,408	26,116	12,568
Income before income taxes		69,392	46,123	101,955	64,170
Tax provision (benefit)		18,556	11,977	27,215	11,308
Net income		50,836	34,146	74,740	52,862
Less: preferred stock dividends		2,669	2,669	5,338	5,338
Net income available to common stockholders		$ 48,167	$ 31,477	$ 69,402	$ 47,524
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 7.12	$ 4.68	$ 10.22	$ 7.05
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding basic (in shares)		6,457	6,166	6,477	6,176
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 6.66	$ 4.47	$ 9.57	$ 6.74
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		6,902	6,462	6,920	6,463
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 5,231	$ 1,083	$ 7,437	$ 3,294
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		13,325	10,894	19,778	8,014
Home Building [Member]
Revenues		691,213	689,458	1,270,141	1,192,660
Cost of sales, excluding interest		531,502	540,622	980,715	931,662
Cost of sales interest		21,543	21,425	41,441	36,447
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs		237	137	539	614
Total cost of sales		553,282	562,184	1,022,695	968,723
Selling, general and administrative		46,489	50,456	95,426	98,374
Total expenses excluding Corporate general and administrative, Other interest and Other expenses, net		599,771	612,640	1,118,121	1,067,097
Home Building [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]
Revenues		686,929	670,708	1,260,565	1,170,353
Home Building [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]
Revenues		4,284	18,750	9,576	22,307
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues		17,167	14,203	32,435	26,367
Total expenses excluding Corporate general and administrative, Other interest and Other expenses, net		$ 12,023	$ 10,152	$ 23,494	$ 19,205

[1] 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 $1.7 million and $5.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $5.4 million and $11.8 million for the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, 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 as incurred. This component of other interest was $7.3 million and $9.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $14.1 million and $17.8 million for the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.