Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($) segment shares	Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment shares	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Sep. 18, 2025 USD ($)
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of years to complete a community	4 years
Number of years to complete a master planned community	10 years
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, property, plant, and equipment	$ 314,600	$ 310,500
Depreciation	$ 82,100	$ 80,900	$ 75,500
Treasury stock, shares, retired | shares	10,000,000	0	15,000,000
Customer deposits	$ 418,897	$ 488,690	$ 540,700
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets	0	5,042	416
Advertising expense	$ 77,400	$ 63,100	$ 49,600
Warranty period, structural integrity	10 years
Construction defect claims, reported and resolved, period of time	10 years
More likely than not definition threshold	50.00%
Apartment Living Assets | Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Entity Information [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration				$ 380,000
Total home building
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	5	5
Home sales
Entity Information [Line Items]
Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized	$ 455,900	$ 476,500
Land sales and other
Entity Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate		180,700
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets		$ 175,200