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Accrued Expenses Accrued Expenses (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
communities
Construction Claims, Three Community Associations, West Region [Member]  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Number Of Communities Filing Claim 3tol_NumberOfCommunitiesFilingClaim
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= tol_ConstructionClaimsThreeCommunityAssociationsWestRegionMember
Stucco Related [Member]  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss 54,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= tol_StuccoRelatedMember
Product Liability Contingency, Third Party Recovery, Percentage 40.00%us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyThirdPartyRecoveryPercentage
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= tol_StuccoRelatedMember
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease) 25,000,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= tol_StuccoRelatedMember