Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2013 Collateralized under credit facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Collateralized by restricted cash [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Baker Ranch [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Baker Ranch [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Sienna [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Future phases [Member] Baker Ranch [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Shapell [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of lots to be acquired from joint venture									1,750	545
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding letter of credit		$ 89,300,000			$ 76,600,000	$ 12,700,000
Percentage Ownership Held by Company							50.00%	50.00%
Purchase commitments to acquire land for apartment development		56,000,000
Deposits on purchase commitment to acquire land for apartment development		2,500,000
Purchase commitment to acquire land		79,300,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	144,700,000	0	144,746,000	0							1,600,000,000
Outstanding surety bonds		409,600,000
Amount of work remains on improvements in the Company's various communities		290,900,000
Additional outstanding surety bonds		62,200,000
Number of homes to be delivered		3,679
Aggregate sales value of outstanding homes to be delivered		$ 2,630,000,000