Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$ 52,298	$ 79,269
Improvement cost receivable	84,746	86,116
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	68,775	24,712
Property held for rental apartment and commercial development	446,497	542,796
Prepaid expenses	27,277	28,104
Right-of-Use Asset	96,749	105,004
Other	88,791	90,293
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	$ 865,133	$ 956,294