Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 BS reconciliation) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Inventory, Operative Builders	$ 4,650,412	$ 3,732,703
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	131,320	109,971
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	229,295	173,042
Earnest Money Deposits	46,888	29,579
Assets	6,827,459	6,181,044
Advances from Affiliiate	0	0
Liabilities	3,488,295	3,053,173
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders	4,625,252	3,711,679
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	116,809	106,963
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	101,321	102,409
Earnest Money Deposits	46,888	29,579
Assets	5,798,769	5,243,972
Advances from Affiliiate	1,627,130	1,385,457
Liabilities	2,470,344	2,072,637
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		3,695,895
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		103,206
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		79,949
Earnest Money Deposits		27,312
Assets		5,199,704
Advances from Affiliiate		1,341,189
Liabilities		2,028,369
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		15,784
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		3,757
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		22,460
Earnest Money Deposits		2,267
Assets		44,268
Advances from Affiliiate		44,268
Liabilities		44,268
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Actual [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		3,711,679
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		106,963
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		102,409
Earnest Money Deposits		29,579
Assets		5,243,972
Advances from Affiliiate		1,385,457
Liabilities		2,072,637
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders	25,160	21,024
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	14,511	3,008
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	131,701	66,810
Earnest Money Deposits
Assets	735,943	551,665
Advances from Affiliiate	467,929	348,927
Liabilities	704,385	537,593
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		65,292
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		64,543
Earnest Money Deposits		2,267
Assets		595,933
Advances from Affiliiate		393,195
Liabilities		581,861
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		(44,268)
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		2,267
Earnest Money Deposits		(2,267)
Assets		(44,268)
Advances from Affiliiate		(44,268)
Liabilities		(44,268)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Scenario, Actual [Member]
Inventory, Operative Builders		21,024
Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		66,810
Earnest Money Deposits		0
Assets		551,665
Advances from Affiliiate		348,927
Liabilities		$ 537,593