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Note 17 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Jul. 31, 2025
Jul. 31, 2026
Jul. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 705,746 $ 800,583 $ 2,005,343 $ 2,160,677
Total segment profit (loss) (2,775) 23,802 26,266 90,195
Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 703,551 799,678 1,998,904 2,157,584
Cost of sales [1] 599,022 677,849 1,682,333 1,796,209
Selling, general and administrative 47,023 49,466 140,788 147,081
Financial services interest expense 13,980 14,715 40,576 41,043
Other segment items [2] 8,184 (8,091) 16,596 (7,232)
Total segment profit (loss) 35,342 65,739 118,611 180,483
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total segment profit (loss) [3] 38,117 41,937 92,345 90,288
Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 232,559 289,180 759,239 830,209
Cost of sales [1] 193,200 236,238 599,911 670,091
Selling, general and administrative 15,095 16,030 48,638 48,232
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] (6,477) (10,410) (18,824) (15,229)
Total segment profit (loss) 30,741 47,322 129,514 127,115
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 93,345 104,747 240,863 231,025
Cost of sales [1] 81,911 90,167 218,114 203,224
Selling, general and administrative 9,247 8,864 27,361 25,996
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] 1,974 (2,029) 3,771 (6,546)
Total segment profit (loss) 213 7,745 (8,383) 8,351
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 353,975 377,185 932,724 1,029,524
Cost of sales [1] 323,911 351,444 864,308 922,894
Selling, general and administrative 22,681 24,572 64,789 72,853
Financial services interest expense 0 0 0 0
Other segment items [2] 12,687 4,348 31,649 14,543
Total segment profit (loss) (5,304) (3,179) (28,022) 19,234
Home Building [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 679,042 769,050 1,858,989 2,066,278
Home Building [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 232,278 288,008 688,794 826,071
Home Building [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 93,093 104,494 240,517 230,533
Home Building [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 353,671 376,548 929,678 1,009,674
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 23,672 28,566 66,078 66,826
Cost of sales [1] 0   0 0
Selling, general and administrative 0   0 0
Financial services interest expense 13,980 14,715 40,576 41,043
Other segment items [2] 0   0 0
Total segment profit (loss) 9,692 13,851 25,502 25,783
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Sale of homes [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 0   0 0
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues [4] 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 [4] 837 2,062 73,837 24,480
Other Operating Segment [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 281 [4] 1,172 70,445 [4] 4,138 [4]
Other Operating Segment [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 252 [4] 253 346 [4] 492 [4]
Other Operating Segment [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 304 [4] $ 637 $ 3,046 [4] $ 19,850 [4]
[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 corporate costs and shared services functions that are not allocated to the homebuilding or financial services reportable segments. In addition, includes the results of operations attributable to the KSA operating segment, which does not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment.
[4]

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