Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 297,975	$ 311,323	$ 319,364
Interest incurred	152,986	172,530	178,035
Interest expensed to cost of revenues			(185,045)
Write-off against other income	0	(2,440)	0
Interest Reclassified to Property Construction and Office Equipment	(1,034)	0	0
Capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities	(4,574)	(3,835)	(4,571)
Previously capitalized interest in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	194	215	5,327
Interest capitalized, end of period	253,938	297,975	311,323
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(187,237)	(174,375)
Land [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ (4,372)	$ (5,443)	$ (1,787)