Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	May 02, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 696,345us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials	$ 622,831us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
Work-in-process	117,675us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess	114,368us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess
Finished homes	5,193,464us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods	4,722,923us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods
Model home furniture and others	67,772us-gaap_OtherInventory	56,418us-gaap_OtherInventory
Inventories, net	6,075,256us-gaap_InventoryNet	5,516,540us-gaap_InventoryNet
Pre-owned homes	6,417,220nobh_PreOwnedHomes	6,322,483nobh_PreOwnedHomes
Inventory impairment reserve	(1,552,494)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves	(1,772,280)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Pre-owned homes, net	4,864,726	4,550,203
Pre-owned homes, net	4,864,726	4,550,203
Less homes expected to sell in 12 months	(1,985,149)nobh_PreOwnedHomesCurrent	(2,839,203)nobh_PreOwnedHomesCurrent
Pre-owned homes, long-term	$ 2,879,577us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent	$ 1,711,000us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent

Pre owned homes.

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Pre owned homes inventory net of impairment reserve.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves of completed merchandise or goods expected to be sold within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Inventories not expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within the normal operating cycle.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves of other inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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