Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 349,918	$ 376,213	$ 352,049	$ 369,419
Interest incurred	41,760	45,577	123,028	130,887
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(50,003)	(45,879)	(128,915)	(114,365)
Write-off against other income	(1,259)	(102)	(2,259)	(2,097)
Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,821)	(2,271)	(5,423)	(6,485)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Transferred to Unconsolidated Entities				(4,030)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Unconsolidated Entities Transfer to Inventory	1,572	770	1,687	979
Interest capitalized, end of period	$ 340,167	$ 374,308	$ 340,167	$ 374,308