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Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 4,622,479		$ 4,622,479		$ 4,452,757
Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ 40,822	$ 44,092	$ 73,259	$ 77,417
VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	235		235		289
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Home Building [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ 106	32	$ 182	42
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs [Line Items]
Interest costs incurred	94	$ 246	368	$ 400
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	4,592,468		4,592,468		$ 4,442,804
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	3,910,000		3,910,000		3,670,000
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	402,910		402,910		336,363
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] \| VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$ 356,100		$ 356,100		$ 302,400