Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details 2) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015 joint_ventures
Land Development Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments	3
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 175,000,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments	111,506,000
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments	2
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	222,000,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments	78,906,000
Rental Property Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments	8
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	734,685,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments	431,584,000
Total Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments	13
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,131,685,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments	$ 621,996,000

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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