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Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility (Details Textual 1) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) numberOfInterestRateSwaps
Senior unsecured term loan due February 14 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 0
Senior unsecured term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent	$ 650,000		$ 650,000
Senior unsecured term loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent					$ 400,000
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held \| numberOfInterestRateSwaps					5
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate					0.369%
Fixed interest rate spread	1.15%
Senior unsecured term loan due November 1 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent	$ 650,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	5.95%
Senior unsecured term loan due November 1 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent		$ 60,900
Senior unsecured term loan due November 1 2025 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent		101,600		$ 101,600
Senior unsecured term loan due February 14 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent		$ 487,500
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Toll Brothers
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	100.00%