Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment	$ 32,100	$ 37,100
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	61	63
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	597,500	578,200
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	$ 34,600	$ 30,700