Number of home sites included in acquisition

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Number of homes to be delivered.

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Aggregate sales value of outstanding homes to be delivered.

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Name of the acquired entity.

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Acquisition (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Acquisition (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	Feb. 04, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014 home_sites	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 04, 2014 home_sites
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired					$ 1,489,116,000
Number of Homes to be Delivered		4,387tol_NumberOfHomesToBeDelivered		4,387tol_NumberOfHomesToBeDelivered
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes		3,480,000,000tol_SalesValueOfOutstandingDeliverHomes		3,480,000,000tol_SalesValueOfOutstandingDeliverHomes
Shapell [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Feb. 04, 2014
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity			Shapell Industries, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement			Nov. 06, 2013
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	1,490,000,000
Number of home sites included in acquisition			4,950
Number of Homes to be Delivered	126					126
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes	105,300,000					105,300,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		$ 0	$ 5,100,000	$ 0	$ 5,900,000