Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 63,865	$ 242,008	$ 205,891
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	13,863	7,730	8,798
Stock-based compensation	16,671	25,269	14,227
(Accretion) amortization of debt discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs	(1,377)	(1,041)	1,645
Gain on sale of property and assets	(535)	(1,143)	(1,106)
Gain on consolidation of joint ventures	(18,856)	(45,653)	(19,102)
Gain on inventory contributed to joint venture	(22,682)	0	0
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(46,437)	(52,262)	(43,160)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	4,408	3,919	18,650
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	33,113	(1,371)	25,638
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	0	0	38
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs	39,571	11,556	1,536
Decrease (increase) in assets:
Inventories	91,643	(183,522)	278,672
Receivables, deposits and notes	5,513	(11,901)	11,296
Origination of mortgage loans	(1,761,425)	(1,567,961)	(1,216,923)
Sale of mortgage loans	1,798,719	1,549,272	1,197,988
Deferred tax assets	11,447	61,769	41,960
(Decrease) increase in liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities	(36,401)	(349)	(59,554)
Customers’ deposits	2,436	(16,298)	(29,913)
State income tax payable	(5,257)	3,618	(1,306)
Net cash provided by operating activities	188,279	23,640	435,275
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets	1,806	1,419	1,961
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets	(22,097)	(17,859)	(18,821)
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net of reimbursements	(50,216)	(34,436)	(77,822)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures	4,500	4,404	16,447
Net cash used in investing activities	(66,007)	(46,472)	(78,235)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgages and notes	164,762	301,017	324,849
Payments related to mortgages and notes	(230,101)	(340,093)	(382,933)
Proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs	51,579	27,136	12,412
Payments related to model sale leaseback financing programs	(21,379)	(22,564)	(21,875)
Proceeds from land bank financing programs	186,643	98,735	53,115
Payments related to land bank financing programs	(110,713)	(86,624)	(123,109)
Net proceeds (payments) related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit	(37,054)	20,643	16,432
Proceeds from issuance of unsecured and senior secured notes	900,000	0	640,925
Payments related to senior and senior secured notes, senior secured term loans and senior unsecured term loans	(906,920)	(145,000)	(752,182)
Preferred dividends paid	(10,675)	(10,675)	(10,675)
Treasury stock purchases	(30,244)	(26,528)	(4,800)
Debt issuance costs from note issuances, land banking financing programs and model sale leaseback financing programs	(26,284)	(3,973)	(13,870)
Net cash used in financing activities	(70,386)	(187,926)	(261,711)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents	51,886	(210,758)	95,329
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	266,761	477,519	382,190
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	318,647	266,761	477,519
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Interest, net of capitalized interest (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)	45,415	47,803	62,576
Income taxes	16,033	9,694	9,407
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	318,647	266,761	477,519
Home Building [Member]
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	272,772	209,976	434,119
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	12,608	7,875	8,431
Financial Services [Member]
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,548	6,589	4,519
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$ 27,719	$ 42,321	$ 30,450