Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details 1) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) joint_ventures	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) joint_ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	66	63
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 887,643	$ 852,314
Number of joint venture with funding commitments \| joint_ventures	32	29
Other commitment	$ 334,618	$ 304,317
Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	16	15
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 341,358	$ 343,314
Number of joint venture with funding commitments \| joint_ventures	9	9
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	3	3
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 66,271	$ 49,385
Number of joint venture with funding commitments \| joint_ventures	0	1
Rental Joint Ventures, including the Trust [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	43	41
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 468,336	$ 441,399
Number of joint venture with funding commitments \| joint_ventures	22	18
Gibraltar Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	4	4
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 11,678	$ 18,216
Number of joint venture with funding commitments \| joint_ventures	1	1
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures \| joint_ventures	13	13
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)	$ 104,800	$ 100,200
Other commitment	$ 106,200	$ 105,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	20.00%	20.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%
Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] \| Land Development Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other commitment	$ 215,524	$ 180,812
Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] \| Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other commitment	0	20,072
Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] \| Rental Joint Ventures, including the Trust [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other commitment	107,524	90,900
Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] \| Gibraltar Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other commitment	11,570	12,533
Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] \| Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other commitment	$ 201,200	$ 200,000

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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(18))
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