Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 49
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482785/280-10-55-49

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482810/280-10-50-18

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Information on Segments - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Information on Segments - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) segment	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of geographic segments \| segment			5
Inventory write-down	$ 9,799,000	$ 28,428,000	$ 26,216,000	$ 29,899,000
Land and Land Improvements
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory write-down	$ 0
Land and Land Improvements \| South
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory write-down			$ 1,800,000
Land and Land Improvements \| Mid-Atlantic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory write-down		$ 600,000		$ 600,000