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Inventory (Details 1) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 31, 2015
communities
Oct. 31, 2014
communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]    
Temporarily Closed communities    
Number of Communities (in ones) 18tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember		 16tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember
Carrying Value $ 144,403tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue
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= tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember		 $ 122,015tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue
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= tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember
Operating communities [Member]    
Temporarily Closed communities    
Number of Communities (in ones) 9tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember		 9tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember
Carrying Value $ 27,451tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember		 $ 42,092tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember