Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 369,419	$ 373,128
Interest incurred	41,774	40,107
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(27,928)	(32,023)
Write-off against other income	(42)	(275)
Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities	(2,394)	(1,007)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Transferred to Unconsolidated Entities	(4,030)	0
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Unconsolidated Entities Transfer to Inventory	81
Interest capitalized, end of period	$ 376,880	$ 379,930