Deposits against aggregate land purchase commitments.

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- Definition

The number of lots which the reporting entity expects to purchase from a joint venture, for which no purchase prices has been specified.

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- Definition

Number of Joint Ventures where the Registrant has commitments to purchase lots from the joint venture.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3213-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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- Definition

Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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- Definition

Maximum number of units that may be acquired, in connection with an unconditional purchase obligation that has not been recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) home_sites joint_ventures	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation		$ 1,623,389	$ 1,217,348
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				$ 1,489,116
Expected Lot Purchase \| home_sites		3,600
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of JV with Purchase Commitments \| joint_ventures		2
Land Purchase Commitment To JV [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation		$ 79,204	$ 136,340
Land for Apartment Development Purchase Commitment [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase Obligation		71,800
Deposits on purchase commitment to acquire land for apartment development		$ 3,700
Commitment To Acquire Home Sites [Member] \| Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Maximum Quantity \| home_sites		240
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Coleman Holdings LLC [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 85,200