Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023
Revenues		$ 2,978,581	$ 3,004,918	$ 2,756,016
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs		39,571	11,556	1,536
Corporate general and administrative		137,476	139,740	103,196
Other interest	[1]	35,441	30,752	54,082
Other (income) expenses, net	[2]	(37,371)	(46,203)	(17,148)
Total expenses		2,905,818	2,741,462	2,517,587
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net		(33,113)	1,371	(25,638)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures		46,437	52,262	43,160
Income before income taxes		86,087	317,089	255,951
Total income taxes		22,222	75,081	50,060
Net income		63,865	242,008	205,891
Less: preferred stock dividends		10,675	10,675	10,675
Net income available to common stockholders		$ 53,190	$ 231,333	$ 195,216
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 7.95	$ 34.4	$ 28.76
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding basic (in shares)		6,449	6,479	6,230
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 7.43	$ 31.79	$ 26.88
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		6,892	7,007	6,666
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Total income taxes		$ 12,521	$ 10,851	$ 3,239
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Total income taxes		9,701	64,230	46,821
Home Building [Member]
Revenues		2,883,606	2,930,854	2,695,928
Cost of sales, excluding interest		2,371,363	2,263,384	2,052,800
Cost of sales interest		90,975	89,807	80,820
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs		39,571	11,556	1,536
Total cost of sales		2,501,909	2,364,747	2,135,156
Selling, general and administrative		212,362	202,486	201,578
Total expenses excluding Corporate general and administrative, Other interest and Other expenses, net		2,714,271	2,567,233	2,336,734
Home Building [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]
Revenues		2,852,908	2,875,488	2,630,457
Home Building [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]
Revenues		30,698	55,366	65,471
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues		94,975	74,064	60,088
Total expenses excluding Corporate general and administrative, Other interest and Other expenses, net		$ 56,001	$ 49,940	$ 40,723

[1] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) did not exceed our debt, which amounted to $17.7 million for the year ended October 31, 2023. During the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024, our inventory under development exceeded our debt, therefore, all of the related interest incurred qualified for interest capitalization. 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 $35.4 million, $30.8 million and $36.4 million for the years ended October 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

[2] Includes gain on consolidation of a joint venture of $18.9 million, $45.7 million and $19.1 million for the years ended October 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively (see Note 20).