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	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) home_sites rental_units joint_ventures	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) home_sites rental_units Homes_sold joint_ventures	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) home_sites Homes_sold	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2016 USD ($)
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities											$ 40,748,000	$ 21,119,000	$ 41,141,000
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue											374,815,000	248,795,000	232,770,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 496,411,000				$ 412,860,000				496,411,000	412,860,000
Home Building Revenue			1,855,451,000	$ 1,269,934,000	$ 1,115,557,000	$ 928,566,000	1,437,202,000	$ 1,028,011,000	$ 852,583,000	$ 853,452,000	5,169,508,000	4,171,248,000	3,911,602,000
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			273,812,000								273,812,000
Secured Debt			122,570,000				151,702,000				122,570,000	151,702,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			1,459,519,000								1,459,519,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments											69,655,000	123,940,000	113,029,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments			1,159,789,000								1,159,789,000
Escrow cash held by our captive title company			$ 138,633,000				24,609,000				138,633,000	24,609,000
Land Sales											$ 85,268,000	183,870,000	242,931,000
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred
Number of Joint Ventures \| joint_ventures			26								26
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions											$ 15,287,000	19,459,000	43,973,000
Land sales, net											13,327,000	13,150,000	25,489,000
Management Fees Revenue											$ 10,270,000	$ 11,299,000	7,306,000
Land Development Joint Venture, Irvine, California [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| home_sites			840								840
Expected Percentage Of Homes To Be Sold To Each Joint Venture Partner											50.00%
Secured Debt			$ 320,000,000								$ 320,000,000
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Home sites sold \| Homes_sold											115	96
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue												$ 78,100,000
Home Building Revenue											$ 164,900,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			135,253,000								135,253,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments			$ 106,857,000								$ 106,857,000
Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| joint_ventures			11								11
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 854,266,000								$ 854,266,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments			659,191,000								659,191,000
Rental Property Joint Ventures Metro Washington, D.C. [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property															525
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Three [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			124,000,000								124,000,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments			$ 83,000,000								$ 83,000,000
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions													36,000,000
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] \| Co-venturer [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Ownership Percentage			33.30%								33.30%
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] \| Management [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Ownership Percentage			33.30%								33.30%
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities											$ 15,772,000	$ 12,005,000	1,190,000
Home sites sold \| home_sites											776	1,015
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue											$ 142,015,000	$ 128,889,000	136,949,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 223,483,000				$ 214,060,000				$ 223,483,000	$ 214,060,000
Number of Joint Ventures \| joint_ventures			7								7
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member] \| Equity Method Investee [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Home sites sold \| home_sites											207	376
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue											$ 64,200,000	$ 56,200,000
Equity Method Investment, Deferred Gain on Sale											9,300,000	$ 9,800,000
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member] \| Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			$ 244,287,000								244,287,000
Land Development Joint Venture, Irvine, California [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 85,300,000								$ 85,300,000
Ownership Percentage			50.00%								50.00%
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			$ 213,000,000								$ 213,000,000
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Three [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			19,800,000.00								19,800,000.00
Ownership Percentage							25.00%					25.00%
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture												$ 15,900,000
Land Sales												78,500,000
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred												9,260,000
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized											1,546,000
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Escrow cash held by our captive title company			106,100,000								106,100,000
Rental Property Joint Ventures Metro Washington, D.C. [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			24,500,000								24,500,000
Land Sales											38,100,000
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred											2,999,000
Payments to Acquire and Develop Real Estate															$ 35,100,000
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions											$ 18,700,000
Land sales, net			$ 3,000,000
Rental Property Joint Ventures Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] \| Co-venturer [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Ownership Percentage			50.00%								50.00%
Land Sales											$ 20,200,000
Rental Property Joint Ventures Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] \| Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			$ 4,800,000								4,800,000
Rental Property Joint Venture Boston Suburb [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 7,900,000								$ 7,900,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			390								390
Ownership Percentage			25.00%								25.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 91,000,000								$ 91,000,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments			0								0
Rental Property Joint Venture Boston Suburb [Member] \| Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			3,000,000								3,000,000
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities												3,500,000	$ 12,000,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 0								$ 0
Ownership Percentage			33.30%								33.30%
Management Fees Revenue											$ 1,600,000	2,200,000		$ 2,300,000
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions												$ 6,100,000
Gibraltar Land Banking & Development Joint Ventures [Member] [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 8,800,000								$ 8,800,000
Ownership Percentage			25.00%								25.00%
Number of Joint Ventures \| joint_ventures			2								2
Gibraltar Land Banking & Development Joint Ventures [Member] [Member] \| Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			$ 100,000,000								$ 100,000,000
Gibraltar Legacy Assets Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$ 5,700,000								$ 5,700,000
Ownership Percentage			24.00%								24.00%
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate					$ 1,300,000
Real Estate Owned & Distressed Loans, Sales																			$ 24,100,000.00
Gibraltar Legacy Assets Joint Venture [Member] \| Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures			$ 10,000,000								$ 10,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Land Development Joint Venture, Irvine, California [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																	$ 200,000,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 80,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																$ 236,500,000
Amounts borrowed under commitments																59,800,000
Land Sales	$ 176,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Land Development Joint Venture, Irvine, California [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Maxiumum guarantor obigation for borrowings by JVs																	$ 200,000,000
Guarantee funding percentage	50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments in unconsolidated entities																$ 27,800,000
Ownership Percentage																20.00%
Maxiumum guarantor obigation for borrowings by JVs																$ 236,500,000
Land Sales	$ 148,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Rental Property Joint Ventures Metro Washington, D.C. [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Guarantee funding percentage		50.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																		$ 130,600,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Rental Property Joint Venture Boston Suburb [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Maxiumum guarantor obigation for borrowings by JVs																		$ 130,600,000
In Planning Phase [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			4,750								4,750
In Planning Phase [Member] \| Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			400								400
Lease up Stage [Member] \| Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			600								600
Occupied or Ready for Occupancy [Member] \| Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			2,950								2,950
Asset under Construction [Member] \| Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| rental_units			900								900