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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Apr. 30, 2025
Apr. 30, 2026
Apr. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 667,645 $ 686,471 $ 1,299,597 $ 1,360,094
Total segment profit (loss) 339 26,530 29,041 66,393
Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 665,399 685,660 1,295,353 1,357,906
Cost of sales [1] 555,498 564,271 1,083,311 1,118,360
Selling, general and administrative 47,996 47,745 93,765 97,615
Financial services interest expense 13,361 12,891 26,596 26,328
Other segment items [2] 13,874 337 8,412 859
Total segment profit (loss) 34,670 60,416 83,269 114,744
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total segment profit (loss) 34,331 33,886 54,228 48,351
Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 252,083 257,281 526,680 541,029
Cost of sales [1] 191,756 206,937 406,711 433,853
Selling, general and administrative 16,294 15,586 33,543 32,202
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] 3,023 (2,761) (12,347) (4,819)
Total segment profit (loss) 41,010 37,519 98,773 79,793
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 73,226 74,676 147,518 126,278
Cost of sales [1] 67,787 66,899 136,203 113,057
Selling, general and administrative 9,560 8,616 18,114 17,132
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] 933 (1,999) 1,797 (4,517)
Total segment profit (loss) (5,054) 1,160 (8,596) 606
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 316,692 332,385 578,749 652,339
Cost of sales [1] 295,955 290,435 540,397 571,450
Selling, general and administrative 22,142 23,543 42,108 48,281
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] 9,918 5,097 18,962 10,195
Total segment profit (loss) (11,323) 13,310 (22,718) 22,413
Home Building [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 604,188 650,314 1,179,947 1,297,228
Home Building [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 216,714 256,415 456,516 538,063
Home Building [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 73,193 74,602 147,424 126,039
Home Building [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 314,281 319,297 576,007 633,126
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 23,398 21,318 42,406 38,260
Cost of sales [1] 0 0 0 0
Selling, general and administrative 0 0 0 0
Financial services interest expense 13,361 12,891 26,596 26,328
Other segment items [2] 0 0 0 0
Total segment profit (loss) 10,037 8,427 15,810 11,932
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [3] 0 0 0 0
Financial Services [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Financial Services [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Financial Services [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 0 0 0 0
Other Operating Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [3] 37,813 14,028 73,000 22,418
Other Operating Segment [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [3] 35,369 866 70,164 2,966
Other Operating Segment [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [3] 33 74 94 239
Other Operating Segment [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [3] $ 2,411 $ 13,088 $ 2,742 $ 19,213
[1]

Consists primarily of homebuilding and land sale costs, amortization of capitalized interest, inventory impairments and land option write-offs.
[2]

Consists primarily of other interest expensed, and income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures.
[3]

Consists primarily of land sales revenue, interest income, and income from forfeited customer deposits due to contract cancellations.