Inventory (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) communities	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	21	15
Carrying Value | $	$ 144,979	$ 119,138
Operating communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	7	11
Carrying Value | $	$ 39,901	$ 63,668