Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Credit Facility (Details Textual 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	May 19, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,459,519
Long-term line of credit	$ 1,159,789
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 1,035,000
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract	5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Aug. 01, 2018
Long-term line of credit			$ 350,000
May 2016 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,295,000	$ 1,215,000
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract	5 years
Line of credit facility, available for letters of credit	50.00%
Line of Credit Facility Contingent Increase To Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.03%
Maximum Permissible Leverage Ratio	175.00%
Minimum Net Worth Required for Compliance	$ 2,600,000
Existing Leverage Ratio	.7141
Tangible Net Worth	$ 4,180,000
Ability to repurchase common stock	2,130,000
Long-term line of credit	250,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 83,200
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent	100.00%