Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Total Inventory
Inventory	$ 9,099,485	$ 8,733,326
Land controlled for future communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	229,844	240,751
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	850,056	808,851
Operating communities [Member]
Total Inventory
Inventory	$ 8,019,585	$ 7,683,724

The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(6)(a))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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