Inventory (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$ 211,760	$ 237,333	$ 209,468	$ 253,938
Interest incurred	32,624	34,676	107,341	97,569
Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities	(2,271)	(1,759)	(7,432)	(4,566)
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Transferred to Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	(244)	0
Previously capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	296	32	742	227
Interest capitalized, end of period	204,147	231,753	204,147	231,753
Home Building [Member]
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(37,004)	(37,308)	(99,642)	(110,567)
Land [Member]
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	$ (1,258)	$ (1,221)	$ (6,086)	$ (4,848)