Inventory (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) communities	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) communities
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	15	17
Carrying Value | $	$ 104,508	$ 124,426
Operating communities [Member]
Temporarily Closed communities
Number of Communities (in ones) | communities	2	1
Carrying Value | $	$ 19,411	$ 2,622