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Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate (Details Textual) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract]        
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure $ 66,934,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure $ 79,267,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure $ 69,799,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure $ 72,972,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
Gains (losses) upon acquisition of REO 200,000tol_GainsLossesUponAcquisitionOfReo 1,500,000tol_GainsLossesUponAcquisitionOfReo    
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]        
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract]        
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure 10,000,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleMember		 18,900,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleMember		    
real estate held and used [Member]        
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract]        
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure 56,900,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= tol_RealestateheldandusedMember		 60,400,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= tol_RealestateheldandusedMember		    
Gibraltar [Member]        
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract]        
Income from Gibraltar $ 822,000tol_IncomeFromGibraltar
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tol_GibraltarMember		 $ 4,332,000tol_IncomeFromGibraltar
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tol_GibraltarMember