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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 Senior Note table) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Sep. 05, 2012
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Senior notes $ 2,655,044us-gaap_SeniorNotes $ 2,321,442us-gaap_SeniorNotes  
Interest rate on notes     0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		    
Senior notes 300,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		    
Interest rate on notes 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		    
Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		    
Senior notes 400,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		    
Interest rate on notes 8.91%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		    
Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 350,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2018Member		    
Senior notes 350,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2018Member		    
Interest rate on notes 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2018Member		    
Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 250,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		    
Senior notes 250,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		    
Interest rate on notes 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		    
Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 419,876us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		    
Senior notes 419,876us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		    
Interest rate on notes 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		    
Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember		    
Senior notes 400,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember		    
Interest rate on notes 4.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember		    
Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 250,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2024Member		    
Senior notes 250,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2024Member		    
Interest rate on notes 5.63%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDue2024Member		    
Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]      
Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]      
Issued Senior Notes 287,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyTwoMemberMember		    
Senior notes $ 287,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyTwoMemberMember		    
Interest rate on notes 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyTwoMemberMember		   0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= tol_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyTwoMemberMember