Toll Brothers (TOL) 10-Q6 Jun 142014 Q2 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Apr. 30, 2014	Jun. 02, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'TOLL BROTHERS INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000794170	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--10-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Apr-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	177,773,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
ASSETS	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$351,821	$772,972
Marketable securities	13,000	52,508
Restricted cash	22,542	32,036
Inventory	6,548,024	4,650,412
Property, construction and office equipment, net	131,222	131,320
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	249,934	229,295
Mortgage loans receivable	68,642	113,517
Customer deposits held in escrow	54,417	46,888
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	441,842	403,133
Investments in distressed loans	18,799	36,374
Investments in foreclosed real estate	76,652	72,972
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	268,171	286,032
Total assets	8,245,066	6,827,459
Liabilities:	'	'
Loans Payable	747,088	107,222
Senior notes	2,654,438	2,321,442
Mortgage company warehouse loan	56,842	75,000
Customer deposits	254,621	212,669
Accounts payable	204,728	167,787
Accrued expenses	539,673	522,987
Income taxes payable	84,619	81,188
Total liabilities	4,542,009	3,488,295
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0
Common stock, 177,761 and 169,353 shares issued at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	1,778	1,694
Additional paid-in capital	694,335	441,677
Retained earnings	3,002,805	2,892,003
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	-79	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-2,030	-2,387
Total stockholders' equity	3,696,809	3,332,987
Noncontrolling interest	6,248	6,177
Total equity	3,703,057	3,339,164
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	8,245,066	6,827,459
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
ASSETS	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	$68,642	$113,517

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, shares issued	177,761	169,353
Treasury stock, at cost	2	0

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Revenues	$860,374	$516,004	$1,504,055	$940,605
Cost of revenues	687,998	420,013	1,202,030	765,950
Selling, general and administrative	104,320	79,550	202,190	157,597
Total	792,318	499,563	1,404,220	923,547
Income (loss) from operations	68,056	16,441	99,835	17,058
Other:	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	14,327	4,993	37,242	8,076
Other income - net	11,101	19,534	27,642	24,160
Income before income taxes	93,484	40,968	164,719	49,294
Income tax provision (benefit)	28,262	16,294	53,917	20,188
Net income	$65,222	$24,674	$110,802	$29,106
Income per share:	'	'	'	'
Basic	$0.37	$0.15	$0.63	$0.17
Diluted	$0.35	$0.14	$0.60	$0.17
Weighted average number of shares:	'	'	'	'
Basic	178,082	169,380	177,278	169,222
Diluted	186,442	178,136	185,665	177,949

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Net income	$65,222	$24,674	$110,802	$29,106
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:	'	'	'	'
Change in pension liability	103	155	156	-18
Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities	9	-133	-22	-37
Unrealized income (loss) on derivative held by equity investee	-18	-80	223	13
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	94	-58	357	-42
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$65,316	$24,616	$111,159	$29,064

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net income	$110,802	$29,106
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	11,095	12,768
Stock-based compensation	12,294	10,027
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	-1,841	0
Income from unconsolidated entities	-37,242	-8,076
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	39,471	8,855
Income from distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	-7,934	-4,893
Deferred tax provision (benefit)	18,864	18,348
Deferred tax valuation allowances	-1,226	-1,277
Inventory impairments and write-offs	3,906	1,738
Change in fair value of mortgage loans receivable and derivative instruments	429	292
Gain on marketable securities	-6	-137
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'
Increase in inventory	-319,826	-617,360
Origination of mortgage loans	-308,466	-301,952
Sale of mortgage loans	352,349	322,160
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	9,494	13,475
(Increase) decrease in receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	-4,587	-15,172
Increase in customer deposits	28,994	47,119
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses	21,973	36,405
Increase in income taxes payable	5,272	3,166
Net cash used in operating activities	-66,185	-445,408
Cash flow (used in) provided by investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	-5,767	-20,264
Purchase of marketable securities	'	-36,162
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	39,243	239,484
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	-80,654	-31,994
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	39,014	34,686
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	-757	-26,155
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	22,424	6,114
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	-1,489,116	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,475,613	165,709
Cash flow used in financing activities:	'	'
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes	600,000	298,050
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	-4,700	'
Proceeds from loans payable	1,597,562	501,884
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	-3,005	'
Principal payments of loans payable	-1,046,677	-545,175
Redemption of senior notes	-267,960	-59,068
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	220,357	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	23,333	8,430
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	1,841	0
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	81	33
Purchase of treasury stock	-185	-178
Net cash used in financing activities	1,120,647	203,976
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-421,151	-75,723
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	772,972	778,824
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$351,821	$703,101

Significant_Accounting_Policie

Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies	Apr. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and those majority-owned subsidiaries it controls. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated.
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. The October 31, 2013 balance sheet amounts and disclosures included herein have been derived from the Company’s October 31, 2013 audited financial statements. Since the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements, the Company suggests that they be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of April 30, 2014, the results of its operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, and its cash flows for the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which provides guidance for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets and supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2017 and, at that time the Company may adopt the new standard under the full retrospective approach or the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the method and impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” (“ASU 2014-08”), which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Pursuant to ASU 2014-08, only disposals representing a strategic shift, such as a major line of business, a major geographical area or a major equity investment, should be presented as a discontinued operation. If the disposal does qualify as a discontinued operation under ASU 2014-08, the entity will be required to provide expanded disclosures. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-08 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
	In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04, “Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors” (“ASU 2014-04”), which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan has occurred. By doing so, this guidance helps determine when the creditor should derecognize the loan receivable and recognize the real estate property. ASU 2014-04 is effective prospectively for the Company beginning November 1, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-04 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 is intended to end inconsistent practices regarding the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is available to reduce the taxable income or tax payable that would result from the disallowance of a tax position. ASU 2013-11 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

Acquisition_Acquisition_Notes

Acquisition Acquisition (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Acquisition [Abstract]	'
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	Acquisition
	On February 4, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of Shapell Industries, Inc. (“Shapell”) pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated November 6, 2013, with Shapell Investment Properties, Inc. (“SIPI”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired, for cash, all of the equity interests in Shapell from SIPI for an aggregate purchase price of $1.60 billion (the “Acquisition”). The Company acquired the single-family residential real property development business of Shapell, including a portfolio of approximately 4,950 home sites in California, some of which the Company will sell to other builders. This acquisition provides the Company with a premier California land portfolio including 11 active selling communities, as of the acquisition date, in affluent, high-growth markets: the San Francisco Bay area, metro Los Angeles, Orange County and the Carlsbad market. As part of the acquisition, the Company assumed contracts to deliver 126 homes with an aggregate value of approximately $105.3 million.
	The Company did not acquire apartment and commercial rental properties owned and operated by Shapell (the “Shapell Commercial Properties”) or Shapell’s mortgage lending activities relating to its home building operations. Accordingly, the Purchase Agreement provides that SIPI will indemnify the Company for any loss arising out of or resulting from, among other things, (i) any liability (other than environmental losses, subject to certain exceptions) related to the Shapell Commercial Properties, and (ii) any liability (other than environmental losses, subject to certain exceptions) to the extent related to Shapell Mortgage, Inc.
	The Company financed the Acquisition with a combination of $370.0 million of borrowings under its $1.035 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, $485.0 million from a term loan facility, as well as with $815.7 million in net proceeds from debt and equity financings completed in November 2013. See Note 6, “Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility” and Note 12, “Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program” for further details. As a result of the Acquisition, Shapell became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Accordingly, the Shapell results are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of the Acquisition. For the period from February 5, 2014 to April 30, 2014, revenues and operating income from the Shapell operations, excluding $5.1 million of acquisition-related costs, were $102.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
	The Acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”), and, therefore, the acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded by the Company at their preliminary estimated fair values. The following table summarizes the preliminary amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (amounts in thousands):


	Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	106,233

	Inventory		1,509,501

	Property, construction and office equipment, net		404

	Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets		10,759

	Total assets acquired		1,626,897


	Customer deposits		(5,429		)
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(26,119		)
	Total liabilities assumed		(31,548		)
	Total net assets acquired		$	1,595,349

	Cash and cash equivalents, customer deposits and accounts payable were generally stated at historical carrying values given the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets and accrued expenses were adjusted to reflect fair values.
	The Company determined the fair value of inventory on a community-by-community basis primarily using a combination of discounted cash flow models and market comparable land transactions, where available. These estimated cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates related to: (i) expected selling prices, (ii) expected settlement paces, (iii) expected land development and construction timelines, and anticipated land development costs and construction costs, and (iv) overhead costs expected to be incurred in the future. Such estimates must be made for each individual community and may vary significantly between communities. See Note 1 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 14 in this Form 10-Q for additional discussion of the factors impacting the fair value of inventory.
	The Company completed the majority of its business combination accounting as of April 30, 2014 and expects to substantially complete the remainder by October 31, 2014. The Company is in the process of finalizing its fair value estimates for all of the Shapell assets acquired and liabilities assumed and, therefore, the estimates used at April 30, 2014 are subject to change.
	The Company recorded $5.9 million and $5.1 million in acquisition-related costs for the six and three month periods ended April 30, 2014, which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations within “Selling, general and administrative.” Such costs were expensed as incurred in accordance with ASC 805. There were no acquisition-related costs incurred in the six and three month periods ended April 30, 2013.
	Supplemental pro forma information
	The following presents unaudited pro forma amounts as if the acquisition had been completed as of November 1, 2012 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013		2014		2013
	Revenues	$	1,637,554			$	1,145,337	$	860,374	$	606,564

	Net income	137,943				39,485		74,674		29,488

	Income per share – basic	0.78				0.22		0.42		0.17

	Income per share – diluted	0.75				0.22		0.4		0.16

	The unaudited pro forma operating results have been determined after adjusting the operating results of Shapell to reflect the purchase accounting and other acquisition adjustments including interest expense associated with the debt used to fund a portion of the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the Company may achieve as a result of the Acquisition, the costs to integrate Shapell’s operations, or the costs necessary to achieve these cost savings, operating synergies and revenue enhancements. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma amounts are for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of operations which would have resulted had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the applicable period or indicative of the results that will be attained in the future.
	Certain other adjustments, including those related to conforming accounting policies and interest capitalization, have not been reflected in the supplemental pro forma operating results due to the impracticability of estimating such impacts.

Inventory

Inventory	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventory	'
	Inventory
	Inventory at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land controlled for future communities	$	139,961		$	99,802

	Land owned for future communities	2,385,234			1,287,630

	Operating communities	4,022,829			3,262,980

		$	6,548,024		$	4,650,412

	Operating communities include communities offering homes for sale; communities that have sold all available home sites but have not completed delivery of the homes; communities that were previously offering homes for sale but are temporarily closed due to business conditions or non-availability of improved home sites and that are expected to reopen within twelve months of the end of the fiscal period being reported on; and communities preparing to open for sale. The carrying value attributable to operating communities includes the cost of homes under construction, land and land development costs, the carrying cost of home sites in current and future phases of these communities, and the carrying cost of model homes.
	Communities that were previously offering homes for sale but are temporarily closed due to business conditions that do not have any remaining backlog and are not expected to reopen within twelve months of the end of the fiscal period being reported on have been classified as land owned for future communities. Backlog consists of homes under contract but not yet delivered to the Company’s home buyers (“backlog”).
	Information regarding the classification, number and carrying value of these temporarily closed communities, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below.


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land owned for future communities:
	Number of communities	20			25

	Carrying value (in thousands)	$	136,870		$	153,498

	Operating communities:
	Number of communities	14			15

	Carrying value (in thousands)	$	83,172		$	88,534


	The amounts the Company provided for inventory impairment charges and the expensing of costs that it believed not to be recoverable, for the periods indicated, are shown in the table below (amounts in thousands).


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Land controlled for future communities	$	1,006		$	698		$	324		$	689

	Operating communities	2,900			1,040			1,600			340

		$	3,906		$	1,738		$	1,924		$	1,029

	See Note 14, “Fair Value Disclosures,” for information regarding the number of operating communities that the Company tested for potential impairment, the number of operating communities in which it recognized impairment charges, the amount of impairment charges recognized, and the fair values of those communities, net of impairment charges.
	See Note 16, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for information regarding land purchase commitments.
	At April 30, 2014, the Company evaluated its land purchase contracts to determine if any of the selling entities were variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and, if they were, whether the Company was the primary beneficiary of any of them. Under these land purchase contracts, the Company does not possess legal title to the land and its risk is generally limited to deposits paid to the sellers, and the creditors of the sellers generally have no recourse against the Company. At April 30, 2014, the Company determined that 79 land purchase contracts, with an aggregate purchase price of $802.7 million, on which it had made aggregate deposits totaling $47.9 million, were VIEs, and that it was not the primary beneficiary of any VIE related to its land purchase contracts. At October 31, 2013, the Company determined that 87 land purchase contracts, with an aggregate purchase price of $1.12 billion, on which it had made aggregate deposits totaling $51.9 million, were VIEs, and that it was not the primary beneficiary of any VIE related to its land purchase contracts.
	Interest incurred, capitalized and expensed, for the periods indicated, was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	343,077		$	330,581		$	356,618		$	340,904

	Interest incurred	82,628			64,051			42,684			32,303

	Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(54,585		)	(42,990		)	(29,145		)	(23,016		)
	Write-off against other income	(1,039		)	(1,221		)	(722		)	(1,133		)
	Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities	(4,757		)	(2,872		)	(2,300		)	(1,509		)
	Previously capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	1,811			—			—			—

	Interest capitalized, end of period	$	367,135		$	347,549		$	367,135		$	347,549

	Inventory impairment charges are recognized against all inventory costs of a community, such as land, land improvements, cost of home construction and capitalized interest. The amounts included in the table directly above reflect the gross amount of capitalized interest without allocation of any impairment charges recognized. The Company estimates that, had inventory impairment charges been allocated on a pro-rata basis to the individual components of inventory, capitalized interest at April 30, 2014 and 2013 would have been reduced by approximately $35.4 million and $43.4 million, respectively.

Investments_in_and_Advances_to

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]	'
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Text Block]	'
	Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities
	The Company has investments in and advances to various unconsolidated entities. These entities include land development joint ventures, home building joint ventures, rental property joint ventures, Toll Brothers Realty Trust and Trust II, and a structured asset joint venture. At April 30, 2014, the Company had investments in and advances to these unconsolidated entities of $441.8 million and was committed to invest or advance up to an additional $101.7 million to these entities if they require additional funding. The Company’s investments in these entities are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
	More specific information regarding the Company’s investments in, advances to, and future commitments to these entities is provided below.
	Land Development Joint Ventures

	The Company has investments in and advances to a number of joint ventures with unrelated parties to develop land (“Land Development Joint Ventures”). Some of these Land Development Joint Ventures develop land for the sole use of the venture participants, including the Company, and others develop land for sale to the joint venture participants and to unrelated builders. The Company recognizes its share of earnings from the sale of home sites and other land by the Land Development Joint Ventures to other builders. With regard to home sites the Company purchases from the Land Development Joint Ventures, the Company adjusts its cost basis in those home sites by its share of the earnings/losses of the joint venture on the home sites the Company purchases. At April 30, 2014, the Company had approximately $160.5 million invested in or advanced to the Land Development Joint Ventures and a funding commitment of $45.4 million to four of the Land Development Joint Ventures which would be funded if additional investment in the ventures is required. At April 30, 2014, two of these joint ventures had aggregate loan commitments of $105.0 million and outstanding borrowings against these commitments of $29.2 million.

	At April 30, 2014, the Company had a purchase commitment to acquire 115 home sites from one of these Land Development Joint Ventures for an aggregate purchase price of $12.6 million. In addition, the Company expects to purchase approximately 3,800 additional lots from several Land Development Joint Ventures in which it has interests. The purchase price of the lots will be determined at a future date. The Company will also receive approximately 935 home sites from one of its Land Development Joint Ventures in consideration of its previous investment in the joint venture. Set forth below is additional information regarding activity in certain Land Development Joint Ventures; such activity is included in the summary information provided above.
	In the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with an unrelated party to develop a parcel of land in Texas. The joint venture expects to develop a master planned community consisting of up to 6,500 home sites and retail and commercial property. The Company has a 50% interest in this joint venture. Prior to the formation of the joint venture, the Company had entered into a land purchase agreement to acquire the land for approximately $79.3 million. The Company contributed its rights under the purchase agreement to the joint venture and was reimbursed by the Company’s joint venture partner for 50% of the costs the Company incurred prior to the formation of the joint venture. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $40.6 million in this joint venture. In May 2014, the joint venture obtained outside financing of $40.0 million to help fund the future development of the property.
	In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture with an unrelated party to develop a parcel of land in Maryland. The property consists of 945 acres which the joint venture expects to develop into approximately 1,300 home sites. The Company has a 50% interest in this joint venture. The current plan is to develop the property and sell approximately 50% of the home sites to each of the members of the joint venture. The Company made an initial investment of $11.8 million of cash to the joint venture. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $11.9 million in this joint venture.
	In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture with an unrelated party to develop a parcel of land in Texas as a master planned community consisting of approximately 2,900 lots. The Company has a 50% interest in this joint venture. The joint venture expects to develop the property in multiple phases and sell groups of lots to the members of the joint venture and to other home builders. The Company made an initial investment of $15.5 million of cash to the joint venture. The joint venture entered into a $25.0 million line of credit with a bank, secured by a deed of trust on the property which can be expanded up to $40.0 million under certain conditions. At April 30, 2014, the joint venture had $24.2 million of borrowings under this line of credit. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $24.2 million in this joint venture and was committed to make additional contributions to this joint venture of up to $9.0 million.
	The Company has a 50% interest in a joint venture that owns and is developing a master planned community in Orange County, California, consisting of over 2,000 home sites. At April 30, 2014, the joint venture owned approximately 1,200 home sites. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $77.3 million in this joint venture and was committed to make additional contributions to this joint venture of up to $10.0 million, if needed. The joint venture has an $80.0 million credit facility from a bank to fund the development of the property. At April 30, 2014, the venture had $5.0 million borrowed under the facility.
	Home Building Joint Ventures

	At April 30, 2014, the Company had an aggregate of $183.0 million of investments in and advances to various joint ventures with unrelated parties to develop approximately 600 luxury for-sale homes. At April 30, 2014, the Company had $33.0 million of funding commitments to two of these joint ventures.
	Rental Property Joint Ventures
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had an aggregate of $75.3 million of investments in and advances to several joint ventures with unrelated parties to develop luxury for-rent residential apartments, commercial space, and a hotel (“Rental Property Joint Ventures”). At April 30, 2014, the Company had $23.3 million of funding commitments to these joint ventures. At April 30, 2014, four of these joint ventures had aggregate loan commitments of $319.8 million and outstanding borrowings against these commitments of $32.2 million. Set forth below is additional information regarding activity in certain Rental Property Joint Ventures; such activity is included in the summary information provided above.
	In the first quarter of 2014, two of the Company’s Rental Property Joint Ventures entered into $126.0 million of construction loan agreements to finance construction of multi-family residential apartments in suburban Philadelphia and northern New Jersey. At April 30, 2014, these ventures had $1.3 million borrowings under the new facilities.
	In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture with an unrelated party to develop a 287-unit luxury for-rent residential apartment building in the Capitol Riverfront of Washington, D.C. on land that the Company owned and conveyed to the joint venture. The Company has a 50% interest in this joint venture. As part of the Company’s initial capital contribution, it contributed land and improvements with a fair value of $27.1 million to the joint venture and subsequently received a cash distribution of $12.5 million to align the capital accounts of each of the members of the joint venture. The joint venture entered into a $54.0 million construction loan agreement with a bank to finance the development of this project. At April 30, 2014, the joint venture had $14.2 million borrowed under the construction loan agreement. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $14.5 million in this joint venture.
	In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture with an unrelated party to develop a luxury, 38-story for-rent residential apartment building and retail space in Jersey City, New Jersey on land that the Company owned and conveyed to the joint venture. The Company has a 50% interest in this joint venture. As part of the Company’s initial capital contribution, it contributed land and improvements with a fair value of $28.8 million to the joint venture and subsequently received distributions of $10.2 million and a $1.2 million payment by the joint venture on our behalf to align the capital accounts of each of the members of the joint venture. The joint venture entered into a $120.0 million construction loan agreement with a bank to finance the development of this project. At April 30, 2014, the joint venture had no borrowings under the construction loan agreement. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $29.4 million in this joint venture and was committed to make additional contributions to this joint venture of up to $0.2 million.
	Toll Brothers Realty Trust and Trust II
	In fiscal 2005, the Company, together with the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System (“PASERS”), formed Toll Brothers Realty Trust II (“Trust II”) to invest in commercial real estate opportunities. Trust II is owned 50% by the Company and 50% by an affiliate of PASERS. In December 2013, Trust II sold substantially all of its assets to an unrelated party. As a result of this sale, the Company realized income of approximately $23.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 representing its share of the gain on the sale. In the three-month period ended April 30, 2014, we recognized an additional gain of $0.6 million from the sale of a property by Trust II. The gain on sale of assets is included in “Income from unconsolidated entities” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. In December 2013, the Company received a $20.0 million cash distribution from Trust II. At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $1.2 million in Trust II. In addition, in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company recognized $2.9 million in previously deferred gains on the Company’s initial sales of the properties to Trust II. This gain is included in “Other income - net” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in this Form 10-Q.
	In 1998, prior to the formation of Trust II, the Company formed Toll Brothers Realty Trust (“Trust”) to invest in commercial real estate opportunities. The Trust is effectively owned one-third by the Company; one-third by Robert I. Toll, Bruce E. Toll (and members of his family), Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. and former members of the Company’s senior management; and one-third by an affiliate of PASERS. As of April 30, 2014, the Company had a negative investment in the Trust of $0.9 million resulting primarily from a loss recognized by the Trust in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. The Company provides development, finance and management services to the Trust and recognized fees under the terms of various agreements in the amounts of $1.1 million in each of the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 and $0.6 million and $0.5 million in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Trust refinanced the mortgage on one of its properties and distributed $36.0 million of the net proceeds from the refinancing to its partners. The Company received $12.0 million as its share of the proceeds and recognized this distribution as income in the quarter. This income is included in “Income from unconsolidated entities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in this Form 10-Q.
	Structured Asset Joint Venture
	The Company, through Gibraltar Capital and Asset Management LLC (“Gibraltar”), is a 20% participant with two unrelated parties that purchased a 40% interest in an entity that owns and controls a portfolio of loans and real estate (“Structured Asset Joint Venture”). At April 30, 2014, the Company had an investment of $22.8 million in this Structured Asset Joint Venture.
	Guarantees
	The unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments generally finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In some instances, the Company and its partners have guaranteed debt of certain unconsolidated entities which may include any or all of the following: (i) project completion including any cost overruns, in whole or in part, (ii) repayment guarantees, generally covering a percentage of the outstanding loan, (iii) indemnification of the lender as to environmental matters affecting the unconsolidated entity, (iv) a hazardous material indemnity that holds the lender harmless against any obligations for which the lender may incur liability resulting from the threat or presence of any hazardous or toxic substances at or near the property covered by a loan, and (v) indemnification of the lender from “bad boy acts” of the unconsolidated entity.
	In some instances, the guarantees provided in connection with loans to an unconsolidated entity are joint and several. In these situations, the Company generally has a reimbursement agreement with its partner that provides that neither party is responsible for more than its proportionate share of the guarantee; however, if a joint venture partner does not have adequate financial resources to meet its obligations under the reimbursement agreement, the Company may be liable for more than its proportionate share.
	The Company believes that, as of April 30, 2014, in the event it becomes legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of the obligation of an unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event, the collateral should be sufficient to repay a significant portion of the obligation. If it is not, the Company and its partners would need to contribute additional capital to the venture. At April 30, 2014, the unconsolidated entities that have guarantees related to debt had loan commitments aggregating $424.8 million and had borrowed an aggregate of $61.4 million. The term of these guarantees generally range from 19 months to 44 months. The Company estimates that the maximum potential exposure under these guarantees, if the full amount of the loan commitments were borrowed, would be $424.8 million before any reimbursement from the Company’s partners. Based on the amounts borrowed at April 30, 2014, the Company’s maximum potential exposure under these guarantees is estimated to be approximately $61.4 million before any reimbursement from the Company’s partners.
	In addition, the Company has guaranteed approximately $11.4 million of ground lease payments and insurance deductibles for three joint ventures.
	As of April 30, 2014, the estimated aggregate fair value of the guarantees was approximately $2.0 million. The Company has not made payments under any of the guarantees, nor has it been called upon to do so.
	Variable Interest Entities
	At April 30, 2014, the Company determined that three of its joint ventures were VIEs under the guidance within FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, “Consolidation.” The Company has, however, concluded that it was not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs because the power to direct the activities of these VIEs that most significantly impact their performance was shared by the Company and the VIEs’ other members. Business plans, budgets and other major decisions are required to be unanimously approved by all members. Management and other fees earned by the Company are nominal and believed to be at market rates and there is no significant economic disproportionality between the Company and other members.
	The information presented below regarding the investments, commitments and guarantees in unconsolidated entities deemed to be VIEs is also included in the information provided above. At April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, the Company’s investments in its unconsolidated joint ventures deemed to be VIEs, which are included in “Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $31.4 million and $22.9 million, respectively. At April 30, 2014, the maximum exposure of loss to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that are VIEs is limited to its investment in the unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to $47.8 million of additional commitments to the VIEs and $9.3 million of guarantees under ground lease agreements. At October 31, 2013, the maximum exposure to loss of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that are VIEs is limited to its investment in the unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to a $41.7 million additional commitment to fund the joint ventures and a $9.6 million guaranty of ground lease payments.
	Joint Venture Condensed Financial Information
	The condensed balance sheets, as of the dates indicated, and the condensed statements of operations and comprehensive income for the periods indicated, for the unconsolidated entities in which the Company has an investment, aggregated by type of business, are included below (in thousands). The column titled “Rental Property Joint Ventures” includes the Rental Property Joint Ventures and Toll Brothers Realty Trust and Trust II described above.
	Condensed Balance Sheets:


		April 30, 2014
		Land			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
		Development			Building						Asset
		Joint			Joint						Joint
		Ventures			Ventures						Venture
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	31,267		$	26,209		$	39,360		$	11,816		$	108,652

	Inventory	256,691			409,188			392						666,271

	Non-performing loan portfolio										69,909			69,909

	Rental properties							125,298						125,298

	Rental properties under development							177,390						177,390

	Real estate owned (“REO”)										207,358			207,358

	Other assets (1)	19,275			78,720			13,774			155,929			267,698

	Total assets	$	307,233		$	514,117		$	356,214		$	445,012		$	1,622,576

	Debt (1)	$	36,092		$	10,174		$	255,185		$	155,900		$	457,351

	Other liabilities	26,279			38,783			19,210			218			84,490

Members’ equity	244,862			465,160			81,819			115,558			907,399

Noncontrolling interest										173,336			173,336

Total liabilities and equity	$	307,233		$	514,117		$	356,214		$	445,012		$	1,622,576

Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (2)	$	160,528		$	182,956		$	75,574		$	22,784		$	441,842




	October 31, 2013
	Land			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
	Development			Building						Asset
	Joint			Joint						Joint
	Ventures			Ventures						Venture
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30,826		$	31,164		$	35,014		$	40,097		$	137,101

Inventory	350,150			338,814			4,998						693,962

Non-performing loan portfolio										107,411			107,411

Rental properties							164,325						164,325

Rental properties under development							133,081						133,081

Real estate owned (“REO”)										202,259			202,259

Other assets (1)	12,700			70,180			18,526			155,921			257,327

Total assets	$	393,676		$	440,158		$	355,944		$	505,688		$	1,695,466

Debt (1)	$	135,200		$	11,977		$	235,226		$	155,900		$	538,303

Other liabilities	21,015			19,636			9,461			379			50,491

Members’ equity	237,461			408,545			111,257			139,764			897,027

Noncontrolling interest										209,645			209,645

Total liabilities and equity	$	393,676		$	440,158		$	355,944		$	505,688		$	1,695,466

Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (2)	$	142,448		$	166,271		$	68,711		$	25,703		$	403,133



-1	Included in other assets of the Structured Asset Joint Venture at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 is $155.9 million of restricted cash held in a defeasance account which will be used to repay debt of the Structured Asset Joint Venture.

-2	Differences between the Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities and its underlying equity in the net assets of the entities is primarily a result of the acquisition price of an investment in a land development joint venture in fiscal 2012 which was in excess of the Company’s pro-rata share of the underlying equity; impairments related to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities; a loan made to one of the entities by the Company; interest capitalized on the Company’s investment; and distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of the Company’s net investment.

Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income:


	For the six months ended April 30, 2014
	Land Development			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
	Joint			Building						Asset
	Ventures			Joint						Joint
				Ventures						Venture
Revenues	$	111,950		$	23,228		$	17,006		$	3,789		$	155,973

Cost of revenues	62,170			21,825			7,390			6,482			97,867

Other expenses	465			2,047			21,558			874			24,944

Total expenses	62,635			23,872			28,948			7,356			122,811

Gain on disposition of loans and REO										6,458			6,458

Income (loss) from operations	49,315			(644		)	(11,942		)	2,891			39,620

Other income	5			201			43,199			1,533			44,938

Net income (loss)	49,320			(443		)	31,257			4,424			84,558

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest										(2,654		)	(2,654		)

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	49,320			(443		)	31,257			1,770			81,904

Other comprehensive income							729						729

Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	49,320		$	(443	)	$	31,986		$	1,770		$	82,633

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	103		$	327		$	36,622		$	190		$	37,242



	For the three months ended April 30, 2014
	Land			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
	Development			Building						Asset
	Joint			Joint						Joint
	Ventures			Ventures						Venture
Revenues	$	110,406		$	11,647		$	7,557		$	3,505		$	133,115

Cost of revenues	61,488			11,451			3,419			4,132			80,490

Other expenses	210			1,047			9,504			415			11,176

Total expenses	61,698			12,498			12,923			4,547			91,666

Gain on disposition of loans and REO										2,551			2,551

Income (loss) from operations	48,708			(851		)	(5,366		)	1,509			44,000

Other income	4			162			342			1,409			1,917

Net income (loss)	48,712			(689		)	(5,024		)	2,918			45,917

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest										(1,751		)	(1,751		)

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	48,712			(689		)	(5,024		)	1,167			44,166

Other comprehensive loss							(56		)				(56		)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	48,712		$	(689	)	$	(5,080	)	$	1,167		$	44,110

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	135		$	145		$	12,872		$	1,175		$	14,327



	For the six months ended April 30, 2013
	Land			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
	Development			Building						Asset
	Joint			Joint						Joint
	Ventures			Ventures						Venture
Revenues	$	35,022		$	22,757		$	20,303		$	21,714		$	99,796

Cost of revenues	17,805			19,973			9,010			19,493			66,281

Other expenses	758			1,154			10,565			2,316			14,793

Total expenses	18,563			21,127			19,575			21,809			81,074

Gain on disposition of loans and REO										39,704			39,704

Income from operations	16,459			1,630			728			39,609			58,426

Other income	5			435			9			154			603

Net income	16,464			2,065			737			39,763			59,029

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest										(23,858		)	(23,858		)

Net income attributable to controlling interest	16,464			2,065			737			15,905			35,171

Other comprehensive income							282						282

Total comprehensive income	$	16,464		$	2,065		$	1,019		$	15,905		$	35,453

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	2,796		$	1,079		$	1,130		$	3,071		$	8,076



	For the three months ended April 30, 2013
	Land			Home			Rental Property Joint Ventures			Structured			Total
	Development			Building						Asset
	Joint			Joint						Joint
	Ventures			Ventures						Venture
Revenues	$	33,395		$	13,787		$	10,621		$	12,009		$	69,812

Cost of revenues	16,587			12,868			4,717			9,155			43,327

Other expenses	567			690			5,069			1,259			7,585

Total expenses	17,154			13,558			9,786			10,414			50,912

Gain on disposition of loans and REO										12,812			12,812

Income from operations	16,241			229			835			14,407			31,712

Other income	2			421			3			75			501

Net income	16,243			650			838			14,482			32,213

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest										(8,689		)	(8,689		)

Net income attributable to controlling interest	16,243			650			838			5,793			23,524

Other comprehensive loss							(20		)				(20		)

Total comprehensive income	$	16,243		$	650		$	818		$	5,793		$	23,504

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	2,894		$	369		$	572		$	1,158		$	4,993



-3	Differences between the Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities and the underlying net income (loss) of the entities is primarily a result of prior impairments related to the Company’s investment in unconsolidated entities, a basis difference of an acquired joint venture interest, distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of the Company’s net investment, and the Company’s share of the entities’ profits related to home sites purchased by the Company which reduces the Company’s cost basis of the home sites.

Investments_in_Distressed_Loan

Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate	'
	Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate
	Investments in Distressed Loans
	The Company’s investments in distressed loans consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Unpaid principal balance	$	35,528		$	63,381

	Discount on acquired loans	(16,729		)	(27,007		)
	Carrying value	$	18,799		$	36,374

	The Company’s investments in distressed loans includes performing loans and non-performing loans and also includes investments in loan participations classified as secured borrowings under ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing.”
	For acquired distressed loans where it is probable that the Company will collect less than the contractual amounts due under the terms of the loan based, at least in part, on the assessment of the credit quality of the borrowers, the loans are accounted for under ASC 310-30, “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality” (“ASC 310-30”). Under ASC 310-30, provided the Company does not presently have the intention to utilize real estate secured by the loans for use in its operations or to significantly improve the collateral for resale, the amount by which the future cash flows expected to be collected at the acquisition date exceeds the estimated fair value of the loan, or accretable yield, is recognized in other income - net over the estimated remaining life of the loan using a level yield methodology. The difference between the contractually required payments of the loan as of the acquisition date and the total cash flows expected to be collected, or nonaccretable difference, is not recognized.
	The accretable yield activity for the Company’s investments in distressed loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 for the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	6,606		$	17,196		$	3,090		$	13,406

	Loans acquired

	Additions	554			471			385			471

	Deletions	(3,372		)	(3,915		)	(189		)	(1,528		)
	Accretions	(956		)	(2,523		)	(454		)	(1,120		)
	Balance, end of period	$	2,832		$	11,229		$	2,832		$	11,229

	Additions primarily represent the reclassification to accretable yield from nonaccretable yield and the impact of impairments. Deletions primarily represent loan dispositions, which include foreclosure of the underlying collateral and resulting removal of the loans from the accretable yield portfolios, and reclassifications from accretable yield to nonaccretable yield. The reclassifications between accretable and nonaccretable yield and the accretion of interest income are based on various estimates regarding loan performance and the value of the underlying real estate securing the loans. As the Company continues to gather additional information regarding the loans and the underlying collateral, the accretable yield may change. Therefore, the amount of accretable income recorded in the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is not necessarily indicative of future results.
	The Company acquires distressed loans where it has determined that (1) it is possible to collect all contractual amounts due under the terms of the loan, (2) it expects to utilize the real estate secured by the loans in its operations, or (3) forecasted cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated. For non-performing loans acquired meeting any of these conditions, in accordance with ASC 310-10, “Receivable,” (“ASC 310-10”), the loans are classified as nonaccrual and interest income is not recognized. When a loan is classified as nonaccrual, any subsequent cash receipt is accounted for using the cost recovery method. For performing loans, payments are applied to principal and interest in accordance with the terms of the loan when received. As of April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, the Company had investments in non-performing loans, accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-10, of $11.5 million and $21.4 million, respectively. At October 31, 2013, the Company had investments in performing loans of $0.8 million. The Company had no investments in performing loans as of April 30, 2014.
	Foreclosed Real Estate Owned (REO)
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the activity in REO (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	72,972		$	58,353		$	79,267		$	68,764

	Additions	8,036			14,317			871			3,277

	Sales	(4,192		)	(911		)	(3,384		)	(472		)
	Impairments	(2		)	(15		)	(2		)

	Depreciation	(162		)	(286		)	(100		)	(111		)
	Balance, end of period	$	76,652		$	71,458		$	76,652		$	71,458

	As of April 30, 2014, approximately $7.2 million and $69.5 million of REO was classified as held-for-sale and held-and-used, respectively. As of April 30, 2013, approximately $9.4 million and $62.0 million of REO was classified as held-for-sale and held-and-used, respectively. For the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded gains of $1.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, from acquisitions of REO through foreclosure. For the three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded gains of $5,000 and $0.8 million, respectively, from the acquisition of REO through foreclosure.
	General
	The Company’s earnings from Gibraltar’s operations, excluding its investment in the Structured Asset Joint Venture, are included in “Other income - net” in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $5.7 million and $1.1 million of earnings (excluding earnings from its investment in the Structured Asset Joint Venture), respectively, from Gibraltar’s operations. In the three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $1.4 million and $1.0 million of earnings (excluding earnings from its investment in the Structured Asset Joint Venture), respectively, from Gibraltar’s operations.

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Senior Notes Payable	'
	, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility
	Loans Payable
	At April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,		October 31,
		2014		2013
	Credit facility borrowings	$	95,000

	Unsecured bank term loan	485,000

	Loans payable - other	167,088		$	107,222

		$	747,088	$	107,222

	Credit Facility
	On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into an $1.035 billion (“Aggregate Credit Commitment”) unsecured, 5-year credit facility (“Credit Facility”) with 15 banks which extends to August 1, 2018. Up to 75% of the Aggregate Credit Commitment is available for letters of credit. The Credit Facility has an accordion feature under which the Company may, subject to certain conditions set forth in the agreement, increase the Credit Facility up to a maximum aggregate amount of $2.0 billion. The Company may select interest rates for the Credit Facility equal to (i) the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin or (ii) the lenders’ base rate plus an applicable margin, which in each case is based on the Company’s credit rating and leverage ratio. At April 30, 2014, the interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 1.85% per annum. The Company is obligated to pay an undrawn commitment fee which is based on the average daily unused amount of the Aggregate Credit Commitment and the Company’s credit ratings and leverage ratio. Any proceeds from borrowings under the Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes. The Company and substantially all of its 100% owned home building subsidiaries are guarantors under the Credit Facility.
	Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company is not permitted to allow its maximum leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) to exceed 1.75 to 1.00 and is required to maintain a tangible net worth (as defined in the Credit Facility) of no less than approximately $2.45 billion. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, at April 30, 2014, the Company’s leverage ratio was approximately 0.81 and its tangible net worth was approximately $3.65 billion. Based upon the minimum tangible net worth requirement at April 30, 2014, the Company’s ability to repurchase its common stock is limited to approximately $1.71 billion.
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had $95.0 million outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $90.8 million. As part of the Shapell acquisition, the Company borrowed $370.0 million under the Credit Facility on February 3, 2014, of which $275.0 million was repaid as of April 30, 2014.
	Senior Unsecured Term Loan
	On February 3, 2014, the Company entered into a 5-year senior, $485.0 million, unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) with ten banks. The full amount of the Term Loan Facility was borrowed by the Company on February 3, 2014. The Company may select interest rates for the Term Loan Facility equal to (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin, (ii) the base rate (which is defined as the greatest of (a) SunTrust Bank’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1%) plus an applicable margin or (iii) the federal funds / Euro rate (which is defined as the greater of (a) the sum of the federal funds effective rate plus an applicable margin plus 0.25% and (b) one-month LIBOR), with the applicable margin, in each case, based on the Company’s leverage ratio. At April 30, 2014, the interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 1.56% per annum.
	The Company and substantially all of its 100% owned home building subsidiaries are guarantors under the Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facility contains substantially the same financial covenants as the Company’s Credit Facility. The Term Loan Facility will mature, and amounts owing under it will become due and payable, on February 3, 2019.
	364-Day Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
	On February 4, 2014, the Company entered into a 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “364-Day Facility”) with five banks. The 364-Day Facility provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility to be made available to the Company, from time to time after February 4, 2014 and prior to February 3, 2015, in the amount of $500.0 million. The Company intends for this facility to remain undrawn and its purpose is to provide the Company additional liquidity should unforeseen circumstances arise. The Company may select interest rates for the 364-Day Facility equal to (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin, (ii) the base rate (which is defined as the greatest of (a) Citibank’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1%) plus an applicable margin or (iii) the federal funds / Euro rate (which is defined as the greater of (a) the sum of the federal funds effective rate plus an applicable margin plus 0.25% and (b) one-month LIBOR), with the applicable margin, in each case, based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company is obligated to pay an undrawn commitment fee.
	The Company and substantially all of its 100% owned home building subsidiaries are guarantors under the 364-Day Facility. The 364-Day Facility contains substantially the same financial covenants as the Company’s Credit Facility. The 364-Day Facility will terminate, and amounts owed under the 364-Day Facility will become due and payable, on February 3, 2015.
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the 364-Day Facility.
	Loans Payable - Other
	The Company’s loans payable - other represent purchase money mortgages on properties the Company had acquired that the seller had financed and various revenue bonds that were issued by government entities on behalf of the Company to finance community infrastructure and the Company’s manufacturing facilities. At April 30, 2014, the weighted-average interest rate on the Company’s loans payable - other was 4.64% per annum.
	Senior Notes
	At April 30, 2014, the Company, through Toll Brothers Finance Corp, had eight issues of Senior Notes outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of $2.66 billion.
	In March 2014, the Company repaid the $268.0 million of outstanding 4.95% Senior Notes due March 15, 2014.
	In November 2013, the Company issued $350.0 million principal amount of 4.0% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “4.0% Senior Notes”) and $250.0 million principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “5.625% Senior Notes”). The Company received $596.2 million of net proceeds from the issuance of the 4.0% Senior Notes and the 5.625% Senior Notes.
	In September 2013, the Company repaid the $104.8 million of outstanding 5.95% Senior Notes due September 15, 2013.
	In April 2013, the Company issued $300.0 million principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “4.375% Senior Notes”) at par. The Company received $298.1 million of net proceeds from this issuance of 4.375% Senior Notes.
	In May 2013, the Company issued an additional $100.0 million principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes at a price equal to 103% of par value. The Company received $102.3 million of net proceeds from this additional issuance of 4.375% Senior Notes.
	In November 2012, the Company repaid the $59.1 million of outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due November 15, 2012.
	Mortgage Company Loan Facility
	In July 2013, TBI Mortgage Company (“TBI Mortgage”), the Company’s wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary, amended its Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Comerica Bank. The purpose of the Repurchase Agreement is to finance the origination of mortgage loans by TBI Mortgage and it is accounted for as a secured borrowing under ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing.” The Repurchase Agreement, as amended, provides for loan purchases of up to $50 million, subject to certain sublimits. In addition, the Repurchase Agreement provides for an accordion feature under which TBI Mortgage may request that the aggregate commitments under the Repurchase Agreement be increased to an amount up to $75 million for a short period of time. The Repurchase Agreement, as amended, expires on July 22, 2014 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum, with a minimum rate of 3.00%. At April 30, 2014, the Company had $56.8 million of outstanding borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement.

Accrued_Expenses

Accrued Expenses	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]	'
Accrued Expenses	'
	Accrued Expenses
	Accrued expenses at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land, land development and construction	$	136,781		$	152,674

	Compensation and employee benefit	111,664			111,561

	Insurance and litigation	92,814			89,104

	Warranty	52,579			43,819

	Interest	37,444			25,675

	Commitments to unconsolidated entities	4,259			3,804

	Other	104,132			96,350

		$	539,673		$	522,987

	The Company accrues for expected warranty costs at the time each home is closed and title and possession are transferred to the home buyer. Warranty costs are accrued based upon historical experience. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty accrual (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of year	$	43,819		$	41,706		$	42,688		$	41,241

	Additions - homes closed during the year	7,302			5,223			4,205			2,934

	Addition - Shapell liabilities acquired	9,244						9,244

	Increase (decrease) in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,421			(478		)	1,077			(212		)

	Charges incurred	(9,207		)	(5,342		)	(4,635		)	(2,854		)
	Balance, end of year	$	52,579		$	41,109		$	52,579		$	41,109

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, reconciliations of the Company’s effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,
		2014				2013
		$		%*		$		%*
	Federal tax provision at statutory rate	57,652		35		17,253		35

	State tax provision, net of federal benefit	7,851		4.8		2,051		4.2

	Domestic production activities deduction	(4,251	)	(2.6	)

	Other permanent differences	(2,338	)	(1.4	)

	Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(5.5	)

	Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	1,126		0.7		1,982		4

	Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		3.3

	Valuation allowance – reversed	(1,226	)	(0.7	)	(1,277	)	(2.6	)
	Other	(1,191	)	(0.7	)	179		0.4

	Income tax provision	53,917		32.7		20,188		41




		Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013
		$		%*		$		%*
	Federal tax provision at statutory rate	32,719		35		14,339		35

	State tax provision, net of federal benefit	4,866		5.2		1,705		4.2

	Domestic production activities deduction	(2,417	)	(2.6	)

	Other permanent differences	(1,324	)	(1.4	)

	Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(9.7	)

	Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	340		0.4		817		2

	Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		5.8

	Valuation allowance – reversed	(778	)	(0.8	)	(1,061	)	(2.6	)
	Other	(1,438	)	(1.5	)	494		1.2

	Income tax provision	28,262		30.2		16,294		39.8

	* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.
	The Company currently operates in 20 states and is subject to various state tax jurisdictions. The Company estimates its state tax liability based upon the individual taxing authorities’ regulations, estimates of income by taxing jurisdiction, and the Company’s ability to utilize certain tax-saving strategies. Based on the Company’s estimate of the allocation of income or loss among the various taxing jurisdictions and changes in tax regulations and their impact on the Company’s tax strategies, the Company estimated its rate for the full fiscal year for state income taxes at 7.3% and 6.5% for fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	For state tax purposes, due to past and projected losses in certain jurisdictions where the Company does not have carryback potential and/or cannot sufficiently forecast future taxable income, the Company has recognized net cumulative valuation allowances against its state deferred tax assets of $54.5 million and $55.7 million as of April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively.

StockBased_Benefit_Plans

Stock-Based Benefit Plans	6 Months Ended
Stock-Based Benefit Plans	Apr. 30, 2014
Stock-Based Benefit Plans [Abstract]	'
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	'
	Stock-Based Benefit Plans
	The Company grants stock options, restricted stock, and various types of restricted stock units to its employees and its non-employee directors. Additionally, the Company has an employee stock purchase plan that allows employees to purchase Company stock at a discount.
	Beginning in fiscal 2012, the Company changed the mix of stock-based compensation to its employees (other than certain senior executives) by reducing the number of stock options it grants and, in their place, issued non-performance based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as a form of compensation. The Company also replaced its stock price-based restricted stock unit (“Stock Price-Based RSUs”) awards for certain senior executives with a performance-based restricted stock (“Performance-Based RSUs”) award program.
	Information regarding the amount of total stock-based compensation expense and tax benefit recognized by the Company, for the periods indicated, is as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013		2014		2013
	Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	12,294			$	10,027	$	4,625	$	4,343
	Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	12,294			$	10,027	$	4,625	$	4,343
	Income tax benefit recognized	$	4,619			$	3,666	$	1,647	$	1,588
	Income tax benefit recognized	$	4,619			$	3,666	$	1,647	$	1,588
	At April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, the aggregate unamortized value of outstanding stock-based compensation awards was approximately $33.1 million and $19.9 million, respectively.
	Information about the Company’s more significant stock-based compensation programs is outlined below.
	Stock Options
	The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a lattice-based option valuation model that uses assumptions noted in the following table. The lattice-based option valuation model incorporates ranges of assumptions for inputs, which are disclosed in the table below. Expected volatilities were based on implied volatilities from traded options on the Company’s stock, historical volatility of the Company’s stock, and other factors. The expected lives of options granted were derived from the historical exercise patterns and anticipated future patterns and represent the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding; the range given below results from certain groups of employees exhibiting different behaviors. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
	The weighted-average assumptions and the fair value used for stock option grants in fiscal 2014 and 2013 were as follows:


		2014		2013
	Expected volatility	36.44% - 44.71%		44.04% - 48.13%
	Weighted-average volatility	42.71%		46.70%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.45% - 2.71%		0.64% - 1.56%
	Expected life (years)	4.55 - 9.02		4.48 - 8.88
	Dividends	none		none
	Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$14.26		$13.05
	Stock compensation expense, related to stock options, for the periods indicated, was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		2014				2013
	Six months ended April 30,	$	5,660			$	4,835
	Six months ended April 30,	$	5,660			$	4,835
	Three months ended April 30,	$	1,630			$	1,360
	Three months ended April 30,	$	1,630			$	1,360
	Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
	The Executive Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Executive Compensation Committee”) approved awards of Performance-Based RSUs relating to shares of the Company’s common stock to certain of its senior management. The Performance-Based RSUs are based on the attainment of certain performance metrics of the Company in the fiscal year of grant if the performance targets are met. The number of shares underlying the Performance-Based RSUs that will be issued to the recipients may range from 90% to 110% of the base award depending on the Company’s actual performance as compared to the target performance goals. The Performance-Based RSUs vest over a four-year period provided the recipients continue to be employed by the Company or serve on the board of directors of the Company (as applicable) as specified in the award document.
	The value of the Performance-Based RSUs was determined to be equal to the estimated number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the later of the date the performance goals were approved by the Executive Compensation Committee, or on the date the Performance-Based RSUs were granted (“Valuation Date”). The Company evaluates the performance goals quarterly and estimates the number of shares underlying the Performance-Based RSUs that are probable of being issued. Information regarding the issuance, valuation assumptions and amortization of the Company’s Performance-Based RSUs issued in the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is provided below.


		2014				2013
	Number of shares underlying Performance-Based RSUs to be issued	284,037				302,511
		284,037				302,511
	Closing price of the Company’s common stock on Valuation Date	$	35.16			$	37.78
		$	35.16			$	37.78
	Aggregate fair value of Performance-Based RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	9,987			$	11,429
		$	9,987			$	11,429
	Performance-Based RSU expense recognized in the six months ended April 30, (in thousands)	$	4,453			$	2,588
		$	4,453			$	2,588
	Performance-Based RSU expense recognized in the three months ended April 30, (in thousands)	$	2,382			$	2,074
		$	2,382			$	2,074
	Note: The fiscal 2014 number of shares underlying Performance-Based RSUs to be issued and their aggregate fair value is estimated.
	Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding Performance-Based RSUs and the aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding Performance-Based RSUs, as of the date indicated, is provided below.


		April 30,				October 31,
		2014				2013
	Aggregate outstanding Performance-Based RSUs	956,725				672,687
	Aggregate outstanding Performance-Based RSUs	956,725				672,687
	Cumulative unamortized value of Performance-Based RSUs (in thousands)	$	13,653			$	8,120
		$	13,653			$	8,120
	Stock Price-Based Restricted Stock Units
	Information regarding the amortization of the Company’s Stock Price-Based RSUs, for the periods indicated, is provided below (amounts in thousands):


	2014				2013
Six months ended April 30,	$	231			$	979
Six months ended April 30,	$	231			$	979
Three months ended April 30,	$	—			$	416
Three months ended April 30,	$	—			$	416
Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs and aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs, as of the date indicated, is provided below:


	April 30,				October 31,
	2014				2013
Aggregate outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs	—				306,000
Aggregate outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs	—				306,000
Cumulative unamortized value of Stock Price-Based RSUs (in thousands)	$	—			$	231
	$	—			$	231

In December 2013 and 2012, the Company distributed 306,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively, of stock pursuant to a Stock Price-Based RSU award.

Non-Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
The Company issued RSUs to various officers, employees and non-employee directors. The value of the RSUs was determined to be equal to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the RSUs, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on the date the RSUs were awarded. Information regarding these RSUs issued in the six months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:


	2014				2013
Number of RSUs issued	99,336				94,080
Number of RSUs issued	99,336				94,080
Closing price of the Company’s common stock on date of issuance	$	35.16			$	32.22
	$	35.16			$	32.22
Aggregate fair value of RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	3,493			$	3,031
Aggregate fair value of RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	3,493			$	3,031
Information regarding the amortization of the Company’s RSUs, for the periods indicated, is as follows (amounts in thousands):


	2014				2013
Six months ended April 30,	$	1,902			$	1,584
Six months ended April 30,	$	1,902			$	1,584
Three months ended April 30,	$	591			$	472
Three months ended April 30,	$	591			$	472

Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding RSUs and aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding RSUs, as of the date indicated, is as follows:


	April 30,				October 31,
	2014				2013
Aggregate outstanding RSUs	307,606				225,252
Aggregate outstanding RSUs	307,606				225,252
Cumulative unamortized value of RSUs (in thousands)	$	3,248			$	1,706
Cumulative unamortized value of RSUs (in thousands)	$	3,248			$	1,706

Employee_Retirement_Plans

Employee Retirement Plans	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Employee Retirement Plans	'
	Employee Retirement Plans
	The Company has two unfunded supplemental retirement plans (“SRPs”). The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SRPs (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service cost	$	235	$	236	$	117	$	117

	Interest cost	636		521		318		261

	Amortization of prior service cost	322		422		161		211

	Amortization of unrecognized losses	6		72		3		36

	Total costs	$	1,199	$	1,251	$	599	$	625

	Benefits paid	$	444	$	444	$	211	$	211

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]	'
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]	'
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30, 2014
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,112	)	$	(5	)	$	(270	)	$	(2,387	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(77		)	(29		)	365			259

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	328			(6		)				322

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(95		)	13			(142		)	(224		)

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	156			(22		)	223			357

	Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)


		Three months ended April 30, 2014
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,059	)	$	(36	)	$	(29	)	$	(2,124	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications							(28		)	(28		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	164			15						179

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(61		)	(6		)	10			(57		)

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	103			9			(18		)	94

	Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)


		Six months ended April 30, 2013
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,446	)	$	180		$	(553	)	$	(4,819	)

	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(519		)	71			24			(424		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	494			(137		)	—			357

	Income tax benefit (expense)	7			29			(11		)	25

	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(18		)	(37		)	13			(42		)

	Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)



		Three months ended April 30, 2013
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,619	)	$	276		$	(460	)	$	(4,803	)

	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			(67		)	(127		)	(194		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	247			(137		)	—			110

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(92		)	71			47			26

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	155			(133		)	(80		)	(58		)

	Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)

	Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in “Selling, general and administrative” expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 10, “Employee Retirement Plans” for additional information.
Reclassifications for the realized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities are included in “Other income - net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Stock_Issuance_and_Stock_Repur

Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program

	Stock Issuance

	In November 2013, in anticipation of the Shapell acquisition, the Company issued 7.2 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a price to the public of $32.00 per share. The Company received $220.4 million of net proceeds from the issuance.
	Stock Repurchase Program
	In March 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, in open market transactions or otherwise, for the purpose of providing shares for its various employee benefit plans.
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about the Company’s share repurchase program:


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Number of shares purchased (in thousands)	5		5		3		3

	Average price per share	$	34.71	$	33.61	$	36.04	$	34.49

	Remaining authorization at April 30 (in thousands)	8,263		8,760		8,263		8,760

Income_Per_Share_Information

Income Per Share Information	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Income per Share Information	'
	Income per Share Information
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information pertaining to the calculation of income per share, common stock equivalents, weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options and shares issued (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Numerator:
	Net income as reported	$	110,802	$	29,106	$	65,222	$	24,674

	Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	789		804		392		401

	Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	111,591	$	29,910	$	65,614	$	25,075


	Denominator:
	Basic weighted-average shares	177,278		169,222		178,082		169,380

	Common stock equivalents (a)	2,529		2,869		2,502		2,898

	Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858		5,858		5,858

	Diluted weighted-average shares	185,665		177,949		186,442		178,136


	Other information:
	Weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	1,426		1,139		1,249		1,299

	Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,225		634		212		110



	(a)	Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method, Stock Price-Based RSUs whose Target Price criteria have been met but are unpaid and shares expected to be issued under Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units and Non-Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units.

	(b)	Based upon the average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE for the period.

Fair_Value_Disclosures

Fair Value Disclosures	6 Months Ended
Fair Value Disclosures	Apr. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	'
	Fair Value Disclosures
	Fair Value Disclosures
	The Company uses ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), to measure the fair value of certain assets and liabilities. ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements.
	The fair value hierarchy is summarized below:


	Level 1:		Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:		Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, generally either quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active.

	Level 3:		Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques.
	Financial Instruments
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, a summary of assets (liabilities) related to the Company’s financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis (amounts in thousands):


				Fair value
	Financial Instrument	Fair value		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Financial Instrument	hierarchy		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Corporate Securities	Level 2		$	13,000			$	52,508
	Corporate Securities	Level 2		$	13,000			$	52,508
	Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	68,642			$	113,517
	Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	68,642			$	113,517
	Forward Loan Commitments—Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	67			$	(496	)
		Level 2		$	67			$	(496	)
	Interest Rate Lock Commitments (“IRLCs”)	Level 2		$	(250	)		$	(181	)
	Forward Loan Commitments—IRLCs	Level 2		$	250			$	181
	Forward Loan Commitments—IRLCs	Level 2		$	250			$	181
	At April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash approximated fair value.
	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the aggregate unpaid principal and fair value of mortgage loans held for sale (amounts in thousands):


		Aggregate unpaid				Fair value				Excess
		principal balance				Fair value				Excess
	At April 30, 2014	$	68,014			$	68,642			$	628
	At April 30, 2014	$	68,014			$	68,642			$	628
	At October 31, 2013	$	111,896			$	113,517			$	1,621
	At October 31, 2013	$	111,896			$	113,517			$	1,621
	At the end of the reporting period, the Company determines the fair value of its mortgage loans held for sale and the forward loan commitments it has entered into as a hedge against the interest rate risk of its mortgage loans using the market approach to determine fair value. The evaluation is based on the current market pricing of mortgage loans with similar terms and values as of the reporting date and by applying such pricing to the mortgage loan portfolio. The Company recognizes the difference between the fair value and the unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans held for sale as a gain or loss. In addition, the Company recognizes the fair value of its forward loan commitments as a gain or loss. These gains and losses are included in “Other income - net.” Interest income on mortgage loans held for sale is calculated based upon the stated interest rate of each loan and is included in “Other income - net.”
	IRLCs represent individual borrower agreements that commit the Company to lend at a specified price for a specified period as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment contract. These commitments have varying degrees of interest rate risk. The Company utilizes best-efforts forward loan commitments (“Forward Commitments”) to hedge the interest rate risk of the IRLCs and residential mortgage loans held for sale. Forward Commitments represent contracts with third-party investors for the future delivery of loans whereby the Company agrees to make delivery at a specified future date at a specified price. The IRLCs and Forward Commitments are considered derivative financial instruments under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” which requires derivative financial instruments to be recorded at fair value. The Company estimates the fair value of such commitments based on the estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan and, in the case of IRLCs, the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the IRLC. The fair values of IRLCs and forward loan commitments are included in either “Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets” or “Accrued expenses,” as appropriate. To manage the risk of non-performance of investors regarding the Forward Commitments, the Company assesses the credit worthiness of the investors on a periodic basis.
	Marketable Securities
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and fair value of marketable securities (amounts in thousands):


		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Amortized cost	$	13,045			$	52,502
	Amortized cost	$	13,045			$	52,502
	Gross unrealized holding gains	—				71
	Gross unrealized holding gains	—				71
	Gross unrealized holding losses	(45		)		(65		)
	Fair value	$	13,000			$	52,508
	Fair value	$	13,000			$	52,508

	The estimated fair values of corporate securities are based on quoted prices provided by brokers. The remaining contractual maturities of marketable securities as of April 30, 2014 ranged from 5 days to 19 months.
	Inventory
	The Company recognizes inventory impairment charges based on the difference in the carrying value of the inventory and its fair value at the time of the evaluation. The fair value of the aforementioned inventory was determined using Level 3 criteria. Estimated fair value is primarily determined by discounting the estimated future cash flow of each community. See Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies, Inventory” in the audited financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2013 for additional information regarding the Company’s methodology on determining fair value. As further discussed in Note 1 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, determining the fair value of a community’s inventory involves a number of variables, many of which are interrelated. If the Company used a different input for any of the various unobservable inputs used in its impairment analysis, the results of the analysis may have been different, absent any other changes. The table below summarizes, for the periods indicated, the ranges of certain quantitative unobservable inputs utilized in determining the fair value of impaired communities:


		Selling price per unit (in thousands)		Sales pace per year		Discount rate
		Selling price per unit (in thousands)		(in units)		Discount rate
	Three months ended April 30, 2014	$634 - $760		7-Apr		12.0% - 15.3%
	Three months ended January 31, 2014	$388 - $405		21 - 23		16.60%
	Three months ended October 31, 2013	$315 - $362		7-Feb		15.00%
Three months ended July 31, 2013	$475 - $500		2		15.00%
Three months ended April 30, 2013	—		—		—%
Three months ended January 31, 2013	$303 - $307		15		15.30%
The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the fair value of operating communities whose carrying value was adjusted and the amount of impairment charges recognized ($ amounts in thousands):


			Impaired operating communities
Three months ended:	Number of		Number of		Fair value of				Impairment charges
	communities tested		communities		communities,
					net of
					impairment charges
Fiscal 2014:
31-Jan	67		1		$	7,131			$	1,300
31-Jan	67		1		$	7,131			$	1,300
30-Apr	65		2		$	6,211			1,600
30-Apr	65		2		$	6,211			1,600
									$	2,900
									$	2,900
Fiscal 2013:
31-Jan	60		2		$	5,377			$	700
31-Jan	60		2		$	5,377			$	700
30-Apr	79		1		$	749			340
30-Apr	79		1		$	749			340
31-Jul	76		1		$	191			100
31-Jul	76		1		$	191			100
31-Oct	63		2		$	6,798			2,200
31-Oct	63		2		$	6,798			2,200
									$	3,340
									$	3,340
Investments in Distressed Loans and REO
Gibraltar’s investments in distressed loans were recorded at estimated fair value at inception based on the acquisition price as determined by Level 3 inputs and was based on the estimated future cash flows to be generated by the loans discounted at the rates used to value the loans at the acquisition dates. The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the carrying amount and estimated fair value of distressed loans (amounts in thousands):


	April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
Carrying amount	$	18,799			$	36,374
Carrying amount	$	18,799			$	36,374
Estimated fair value	$	23,379			$	45,355
Estimated fair value	$	23,379			$	45,355
Gibraltar’s REO was recorded at estimated fair value at the time it was acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu actions using Level 3 inputs. The valuation techniques used to estimate fair value are third-party appraisals, broker opinions of value, or internal valuation methodologies (which may include discounted cash flows, capitalization rate analysis or comparable transactional analysis). Unobservable inputs used in estimating the fair value of REO assets are based upon the best information available under the circumstances and take into consideration the financial condition and operating results of the asset, local market conditions, the availability of capital, interest and inflation rates and other factors deemed appropriate by management.
Debt
The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the book value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt (amounts in thousands):


			April 30, 2014								October 31, 2013
	Fair value		Book value				Estimated				Book value		Estimated
	hierarchy		Book value				fair value				Book value		fair value
Loans payable (a)	Level 2		$	747,088			$	746,604			$	107,222	$	106,988
Loans payable (a)	Level 2		$	747,088			$	746,604			$	107,222	$	106,988
Senior notes (b)	Level 1		2,657,376				2,848,751				2,325,336		2,458,737
Senior notes (b)	Level 1		2,657,376				2,848,751				2,325,336		2,458,737
Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	Level 2		56,842				56,842				75,000		75,000
Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	Level 2		56,842				56,842				75,000		75,000
			$	3,461,306			$	3,652,197			$	2,507,558	$	2,640,725
			$	3,461,306			$	3,652,197			$	2,507,558	$	2,640,725


(a)	The estimated fair value of loans payable was based upon interest rates that the Company believed were available to it for loans with similar terms and remaining maturities as of the applicable valuation date.

(b)	The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior notes is based upon their indicated market prices.

(c)	The Company believes that the carrying value of its mortgage company warehouse loan borrowings approximates their fair value.

Other_Income_Net

Other Income - Net	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other Income - net	'
	Other Income - Net
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the components of other income - net (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,					Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013		2014			2013
	Interest income	$	1,889		$	2,677	$	825		$	1,202

	Income from ancillary businesses	3,950			3,432		2,337			2,154

	Gibraltar	5,714			1,112		1,382			961

	Management fee income	2,454			1,131		1,227			804

	Retained customer deposits	1,310			1,123		422			445

	Land sales, net	11,187			255		4,929			110

	Income recognized from settlement of litigation				13,229					13,229

	Directly expensed interest	(656		)	—		(656		)	—

	Other	1,794			1,201		635			629

	Total other income - net	$	27,642		$	24,160	$	11,101		$	19,534

	In the six month period ended April 30, 2014, land sales, net includes $2.9 million of previously deferred gains on the Company’s initial sales of the properties to Trust II as further described in Note 4 - “Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities.”
	In fiscal 2013, the Company recognized income from the settlement of litigation as the result of three derivative lawsuits brought on behalf of the Company against certain officers and directors of the Company. The gross settlement of $16.2 million was reduced by the payment of attorney’s fees of $3.0 million. The Company’s insurance carriers paid approximately $9.8 million and certain officers and former officers paid the remainder.
	Income from ancillary businesses includes the activity of the Company’s non-core businesses which include its mortgage, title, landscaping, security monitoring, and golf course and country club operations. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for the Company’s non-core ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,					Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013		2014			2013
	Revenue	$	43,748		$	39,426	$	22,808		$	22,785

	Expense	$	39,798		$	35,994	$	20,471		$	20,631

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Legal Proceedings
	The Company is involved in various claims and litigation arising principally in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that adequate provision for resolution of all current claims and pending litigation has been made for probable losses and the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and liquidity or on its financial condition.
	Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had investments in and advances to a number of unconsolidated entities, was committed to invest or advance additional funds, and had guaranteed a portion of the indebtedness and/or loan commitments of these entities. See Note 4, “Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities,” for more information regarding the Company’s commitments to these entities.
	Land Purchase Commitments
	Generally, the Company’s purchase agreements to acquire land parcels do not require the Company to purchase those land parcels, although the Company may, in some cases, forfeit any deposit balance outstanding if and when it terminates a purchase agreement. If market conditions are weak, approvals needed to develop the land are uncertain, or other factors exist that make the purchase undesirable, the Company may choose not to acquire the land. Whether an option and purchase agreement is legally terminated or not, the Company reviews the amount recorded for the land parcel subject to the option and purchase agreement to determine if the amount is recoverable. While the Company may not formally terminate the option and purchase agreements for those land parcels that it does not expect to acquire, it writes off any non-refundable deposits and costs previously capitalized to such land parcels in the periods that it determines such costs are not recoverable.
	Information regarding the Company’s land purchase commitments, excluding the Shapell acquisition, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):


		April 30, 2014		October 31, 2013
	Aggregate purchase commitments:
	Unrelated parties	$	1,105,268	$	1,301,987

	Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	12,552		61,738

	Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725

	Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	96,002	$	76,986

	Additional cash required to acquire land	1,021,818		1,286,739

	Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725

	Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	1,383	$	1,439

	In addition, the Company expects to purchase approximately 3,800 additional home sites from several joint ventures in which it has interests; the purchase prices of these home sites will be determined at a future date. The Company will also receive approximately 935 home sites from one of its Land Development Joint Ventures in consideration of its previous investment in the joint venture.
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had purchase commitments to acquire land for apartment developments of approximately $56.0 million, of which it had outstanding deposits in the amount of $3.6 million.
	The Company has additional land parcels under option that have been excluded from the aforementioned aggregate purchase amounts since it does not believe that it will complete the purchase of these land parcels and no additional funds will be required from the Company to terminate these contracts.
	Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding surety bonds amounting to $560.3 million, primarily related to its obligations to governmental entities to construct improvements in the Company’s communities. The Company estimates that $377.4 million of work remains on these improvements. The Company has an additional $71.8 million of surety bonds outstanding that guarantee other obligations of the Company. The Company does not believe that it is probable that any outstanding bonds will be drawn upon.
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $93.8 million, including $90.8 million under its Credit Facility and $3.0 million collateralized by restricted cash. These letters of credit were issued to secure various financial obligations of the Company including insurance policy deductibles and other claims, land deposits and security to complete improvements in communities which it is operating. The Company does not believe that it is probable that any outstanding letters of credit will be drawn upon.
	Acquisition of Shapell Industries, Inc.
	On February 4, 2014, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Shapell. The Purchase Agreement provides that SIPI will indemnify the Company for any loss arising out of or resulting from, among other things, (i) any liability (other than environmental losses, subject to certain exceptions) related to the Shapell Commercial Properties, and (ii) any liability (other than environmental losses, subject to certain exceptions) to the extent related to Shapell Mortgage, Inc. See Note 2 - “Acquisition” for more information regarding this acquisition.
	Backlog
	At April 30, 2014, the Company had agreements of sale outstanding to deliver 4,324 homes with an aggregate sales value of $3.21 billion.
	Mortgage Commitments
	The Company’s mortgage subsidiary provides mortgage financing for a portion of the Company’s home closings. For those home buyers to whom the Company’s mortgage subsidiary provides mortgages, it determines whether the home buyer qualifies for the mortgage based upon information provided by the home buyer and other sources. For those home buyers that qualify, the Company’s mortgage subsidiary provides the home buyer with a mortgage commitment that specifies the terms and conditions of a proposed mortgage loan based upon then-current market conditions. Prior to the actual closing of the home and funding of the mortgage, the home buyer will lock in an interest rate based upon the terms of the commitment. At the time of rate lock, the Company’s mortgage subsidiary agrees to sell the proposed mortgage loan to one of several outside recognized mortgage financing institutions (“investors”) that is willing to honor the terms and conditions, including interest rate, committed to the home buyer. The Company believes that these investors have adequate financial resources to honor their commitments to its mortgage subsidiary.
	Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,		October 31, 2013
		2014
	Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
	IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995

	Non-IRLCs	649,305		645,288

	Total	$	941,893	$	893,283

	Investor commitments to purchase:
	IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995

	Mortgage loans receivable	61,593		107,873

	Total	$	354,181	$	355,868

Information_on_Operating_Segme

Information on Operating Segments	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Geographic Segments [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	Information on Operating Segments
	At October 31, 2013, the Company determined that it operates in two segments: Traditional Home Building and Urban Infill (“City Living”). Amounts reported in the prior period have been reclassified to conform to the current period.
	The Company has determined that its Traditional Home Building operations operate in four geographic segments: North, Mid-Atlantic, South and West. The states comprising each geographic segment are as follows:
	North: Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York
	Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
	South: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas
	West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington
	Revenue and income (loss) before income taxes for each of the Company’s reportable segments, for the periods indicated, were as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,								Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Revenues:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	264,885			$	174,567			$	137,241			$	92,248

	Mid-Atlantic	349,571				270,110				180,475				140,519

	South	336,688				222,742				186,129				135,557

	West	507,835				241,216				321,609				128,621

	Traditional Home Building	1,458,979				908,635				825,454				496,945

	City Living	45,076				31,970				34,920				19,059

	Total	$	1,504,055			$	940,605			$	860,374			$	516,004


	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	17,152			$	7,915			$	8,806			$	3,195

	Mid-Atlantic	45,909				31,990				24,358				17,140

	South	40,952				17,013				23,584				14,199

	West	78,714				21,055				44,844				13,008

	Traditional Home Building	182,727				77,973				101,592				47,542

	City Living	8,964				8,336				10,022				5,639

	Corporate and other	(26,972		)		(37,015		)		(18,130		)		(12,213		)
	Total	$	164,719			$	49,294			$	93,484			$	40,968

	“Corporate and other” is comprised principally of general corporate expenses such as the offices of the Executive Officers of the Company and the corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, marketing and legal groups; interest income and income from certain of the Company’s ancillary businesses, including Gibraltar; and income from a number of the Company’s unconsolidated entities.
	Total assets for each of the Company’s geographic segments, as of the date indicated, are shown in the table below (amounts in thousands).


		April 30,				October 31,
		2014				2013
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	1,004,364			$	963,597

	Mid-Atlantic	1,254,364				1,231,438

	South	1,157,627				953,955

	West	2,831,037				1,290,388

	Traditional Home Building	6,247,392				4,439,378

City Living	817,287				674,302

Corporate and other	1,180,387				1,713,779

Total	$	8,245,066			$	6,827,459

“Corporate and other” is comprised principally of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, restricted cash, deferred tax assets and the assets of the Company’s Gibraltar investments, manufacturing facilities and mortgage subsidiary.
The Company provided for inventory impairment charges and the expensing of costs that it believed not to be recoverable and recoveries of prior charges for the periods indicated, as shown in the table below; the net carrying value of inventory and investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities for each of the Company’s geographic segments, as of the dates indicated, are also shown in the table below (amounts in thousands):


	Net Carrying Value								Impairments
	At April 30,				At October 31,				Six months ended April 30,								Three months ended April 30,
	2014				2013				2014				2013				2014		2013
Inventory:
Land controlled for future communities:
Traditional Home Building:
North	$	16,783			$	16,267			$	247			$	799			$	67	$	712

Mid-Atlantic	29,987				29,423				326				17				81		1

South	29,813				14,606				339				361				90		5

West	14,274				13,371				94				(479		)		86		(29		)

Traditional Home Building	90,857				73,667				1,006				698				324		689

City Living	49,104				26,135

	139,961				99,802				1,006				698				324		689


Land owned for future communities:
Traditional Home Building:
North	155,192				135,282

Mid-Atlantic	226,783				308,585

South	257,587				158,457

West	1,428,525				448,125

Traditional Home Building	2,068,087				1,050,449				—				—				—		—

City Living	317,147				237,181

	2,385,234				1,287,630				—				—				—		—


Operating communities:
Traditional Home Building:
North	800,837				785,175				2,900				840				1,600		340

Mid-Atlantic	958,435				866,256

South	735,898				690,302

West	1,287,375				697,573								200

Traditional Home Building	3,782,545				3,039,306				2,900				1,040				1,600		340

City Living	240,284				223,674

	4,022,829				3,262,980				2,900				1,040				1,600		340

Total	$	6,548,024			$	4,650,412			$	3,906			$	1,738			$	1,924	$	1,029


Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities:
Traditional Home Building:
Mid-Atlantic	$	11,850			$	11,850

South	98,409				50,452

West	83,851				110,467

Traditional Home Building	194,110				172,769				—				—				—		—

City Living	149,374				135,950

Corporate and other	98,358				94,414

Total	$	441,842			$	403,133			$	—			$	—			$	—	$	—

Supplemental_Disclosure_to_Con

Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows	'
	Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
	The following are supplemental disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 (amounts in thousands):


		2014			2013
	Cash flow information:
	Interest capitalized, net of amount paid	$	3,798

	Interest paid, net of amount capitalized				$	8,947

	Income tax payment	$	30,968		$	1,107

	Income tax refunds				$	1,156

	Non-cash activity:
	Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	71,662		$	26,566

	Financed portion of land sale				$	7,200

	Reduction in inventory for Company's share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities	$	1,229		$	1,327

	Defined benefit plan amendment	$	77		$	519

	Increase in accrued expenses related to Stock Price-Based RSUs paid	$	4,972		$	2,942

	Reduction of investments in unconsolidated entities due to increase/reduction in letters of credit or accrued liabilities				$	49

	Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	700		$	27,631

	Unrealized gain on derivative held by equity investee	$	365		$	23

	Increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	$	428		$	1,291

	Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(965	)	$	64

	Acquisition of Business:
	Fair value of assets purchased, excluding cash acquired	$	1,520,664

	Liabilities assumed	$	31,548

	Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$	1,489,116

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa

Supplemental Guarantor Information	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Text Block]	'
	Supplemental Guarantor Information
	A 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), has issued the following Senior Notes (amounts in thousands):


						Amount outstanding at
		Original Amount Issued				April 30,
						2014
	5.15% Senior Notes due 2015	$	300,000			$	300,000

	8.91% Senior Notes due 2017	$	400,000			$	400,000

	6.75% Senior Notes due 2019	$	250,000			$	250,000

	5.875% Senior Notes due 2022	$	419,876			$	419,876

	4.375% Senior Notes due 2023	$	400,000			$	400,000

	0.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032	$	287,500			$	287,500

	4.0% Senior Notes due 2018	$	350,000			$	350,000

	5.625% Senior Notes due 2024	$	250,000			$	250,000

	The obligations of the Subsidiary Issuer to pay principal, premiums, if any, and interest are guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by the Company and substantially all of the Company’s 100% owned home building subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The guarantees are full and unconditional. The Company’s non-home building subsidiaries and several of its home building subsidiaries (together, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) do not guarantee the debt. The Subsidiary Issuer generates no operating revenues and does not have any independent operations other than the financing of other subsidiaries of the Company by lending the proceeds from the above described debt issuances. The indentures under which the Senior Notes were issued provide that any subsidiary of the Company that provides a guarantee of the Credit Facility will guarantee the Senior Notes. The indentures further provide that any Guarantor Subsidiary may be released from its guarantee so long as (i) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee; (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiary being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter; (iii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries released from their guarantees in any fiscal year comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter; (iv) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the home building business of the Company and its subsidiaries; and (v) the Guarantor Subsidiary is released from its guaranty under the Credit Facility. If there are no guarantors under the Credit Facility, all Guarantor Subsidiaries under the indentures will be released from their guarantees.
	Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that such disclosures would not be material to users of these financial statements.
	Supplemental consolidating financial information of Toll Brothers, Inc., the Subsidiary Issuer, the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and the eliminations to arrive at Toll Brothers, Inc. on a consolidated basis is presented below ($ amounts in thousands).

	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at April 30, 2014:


		Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
		Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
		Inc.								Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	—			—			235,689		116,132		—			351,821

	Marketable securities							2,977		10,023					13,000

	Restricted cash	15,202						6,066		1,274					22,542

	Inventory							6,447,307		100,717					6,548,024

	Property, construction and office equipment, net							116,677		14,545					131,222

	Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	14			18,586			127,331		122,173		(18,170	)		249,934

	Mortgage loans held for sale									68,642					68,642

	Customer deposits held in escrow							54,417							54,417

	Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							153,428		288,414					441,842

	Investments in distressed loans									18,799					18,799

	Investments in foreclosed real estate									76,652					76,652

	Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	3,498,129			2,676,995			4,740				(6,179,864	)		—

	Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	268,171													268,171

		3,781,516			2,695,581			7,148,632		817,371		(6,198,034	)		8,245,066

	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Loans payable							747,088							747,088

Senior notes				2,620,373							34,065			2,654,438

Mortgage company warehouse loan									56,842					56,842

Customer deposits							254,621							254,621

Accounts payable							204,634		94					204,728

Accrued expenses	14			35,701			368,330		154,217		(18,589	)		539,673

Advances from consolidated entities							2,145,441		583,803		(2,729,244	)		—

Income taxes payable	84,619													84,619

Total liabilities	84,633			2,656,074			3,720,114		794,956		(2,713,768	)		4,542,009

Equity:
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	1,778						48		3,006		(3,054	)		1,778

Additional paid-in capital	694,335			49,400					1,734		(51,134	)		694,335

Retained earnings (deficits)	3,002,805			(9,893	)		3,428,533		11,438		(3,430,078	)		3,002,805

Treasury stock, at cost	(79	)												(79	)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,956	)					(63	)	(11	)				(2,030	)

Total stockholders’ equity	3,696,883			39,507			3,428,518		16,167		(3,484,266	)		3,696,809

Noncontrolling interest									6,248					6,248

Total equity	3,696,883			39,507			3,428,518		22,415		(3,484,266	)		3,703,057

	3,781,516			2,695,581			7,148,632		817,371		(6,198,034	)		8,245,066

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at October 31, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	—			—			670,102		102,870		—			772,972

Marketable securities							42,491		10,017					52,508

Restricted cash	15,182						16,007		847					32,036

Inventory							4,625,252		25,160					4,650,412

Property, construction and office equipment, net							116,809		14,511					131,320

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	33			15,675			101,321		131,701		(19,435	)		229,295

Mortgage loans held for sale									113,517					113,517

Customer deposits held in escrow							46,888							46,888

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							175,159		227,974					403,133

Investments in distressed loans									36,374					36,374

Investments in foreclosed real estate									72,972					72,972

Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	3,113,203			2,334,503			4,740				(5,452,446	)		—

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	286,032													286,032

	3,414,450			2,350,178			5,798,769		735,943		(5,471,881	)		6,827,459

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Loans payable							107,222							107,222

Senior notes				2,282,719							38,723			2,321,442

Mortgage company warehouse loan									75,000					75,000

Customer deposits							212,669							212,669

Accounts payable							167,733		54					167,787

Accrued expenses				25,045			355,590		161,402		(19,050	)		522,987

Advances from consolidated entities							1,627,130		467,929		(2,095,059	)		—

Income taxes payable	81,188													81,188

Total liabilities	81,188			2,307,764			2,470,344		704,385		(2,075,386	)		3,488,295

Equity:
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	1,694						48		3,006		(3,054	)		1,694

Additional paid-in capital	441,677			49,400					1,734		(51,134	)		441,677

Retained earnings (deficits)	2,892,003			(6,986	)		3,328,629		20,664		(3,342,307	)		2,892,003

Treasury stock, at cost														—

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,112	)					(252	)	(23	)				(2,387	)

Total stockholders’ equity	3,333,262			42,414			3,328,425		25,381		(3,396,495	)		3,332,987

Noncontrolling interest									6,177					6,177

Total equity	3,333,262			42,414			3,328,425		31,558		(3,396,495	)		3,339,164

	3,414,450			2,350,178			5,798,769		735,943		(5,471,881	)		6,827,459





Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							1,520,077		33,267		(49,289	)		1,504,055

Cost of revenues							1,206,293		4,059		(8,322	)		1,202,030

Selling, general and administrative	69			1,865			213,647		26,436		(39,827	)		202,190

	69			1,865			1,419,940		30,495		(48,149	)		1,404,220

Income (loss) from operations	(69	)		(1,865	)		100,137		2,772		(1,140	)		99,835

Other:
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities							37,578		(336	)				37,242

Other income - net	4,660						17,815		7,208		(2,041	)		27,642

Intercompany interest income				76,107							(76,107	)		—

Interest expense				(78,899	)				(389	)	79,288			—

Income from subsidiaries	160,128						4,598				(164,726	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	164,719			(4,657	)		160,128		9,255		(164,726	)		164,719

Income tax provision (benefit)	53,917			(1,751	)		60,224		3,481		(61,954	)		53,917

Net income (loss)	110,802			(2,906	)		99,904		5,774		(102,772	)		110,802

Other comprehensive income	156						189		12					357

Total comprehensive income (loss)	110,958			(2,906	)		100,093		5,786		(102,772	)		111,159


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							953,625		35,383		(48,403	)		940,605

Cost of revenues							772,981		9,935		(16,966	)		765,950

Selling, general and administrative	61			1,402			170,586		21,057		(35,509	)		157,597

	61			1,402			943,567		30,992		(52,475	)		923,547

Income (loss) from operations	(61	)		(1,402	)		10,058		4,391		4,072			17,058

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							5,040		3,036					8,076

Other income - net	4,685						24,472		2,567		(7,564	)		24,160

Intercompany interest income				60,060							(60,060	)		—

Interest expense				(63,330	)				(222	)	63,552			—

Income from subsidiaries	44,670						5,100				(49,770	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	49,294			(4,672	)		44,670		9,772		(49,770	)		49,294

Income tax benefit (provision)	20,188			(1,830	)		17,493		3,827		(19,490	)		20,188

Net income (loss)	29,106			(2,842	)		27,177		5,945		(30,280	)		29,106

Other comprehensive (loss) income	(18	)					36		(60	)				(42	)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	29,088			(2,842	)		27,213		5,885		(30,280	)		29,064

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							869,305		17,665		(26,596	)		860,374

Cost of revenues							690,656		1,457		(4,115	)		687,998

Selling, general and administrative	14			928			110,947		12,799		(20,368	)		104,320

	14			928			801,603		14,256		(24,483	)		792,318

Income (loss) from operations	(14	)		(928	)		67,702		3,409		(2,113	)		68,056

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							13,371		956					14,327

Other income - net	2,295						7,243		1,008		555			11,101

Intercompany interest income				37,963							(37,963	)		—

Interest expense				(39,325	)				(196	)	39,521			—

Income from subsidiaries	91,203						2,887				(94,090	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	93,484			(2,290	)		91,203		5,177		(94,090	)		93,484

Income tax provision (benefit)	28,262			(823	)		33,212		1,883		(34,272	)		28,262

Net income (loss)	65,222			(1,467	)		57,991		3,294		(59,818	)		65,222

Other comprehensive income (loss)	103						(11	)	2					94

Total comprehensive income (loss)	65,325			(1,467	)		57,980		3,296		(59,818	)		65,316


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							523,403		20,337		(27,736	)		516,004

Cost of revenues							424,278		5,704		(9,969	)		420,013

Selling, general and administrative	45			715			86,079		10,916		(18,205	)		79,550

	45			715			510,357		16,620		(28,174	)		499,563

Income (loss) from operations	(45	)		(715	)		13,046		3,717		438			16,441

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							3,890		1,103					4,993

Other income - net	2,299						18,477		833		(2,075	)		19,534

Intercompany interest income				30,333							(30,333	)		—

Interest expense				(31,908	)				(62	)	31,970			—

Income from subsidiaries	38,714						3,301				(42,015	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	40,968			(2,290	)		38,714		5,591		(42,015	)		40,968

Income tax provision (benefit)	16,294			(897	)		15,160		2,189		(16,452	)		16,294

Net income (loss)	24,674			(1,393	)		23,554		3,402		(25,563	)		24,674

Other comprehensive (loss) income	155						(189	)	(24	)				(58	)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	24,829			(1,393	)		23,365		3,378		(25,563	)		24,616


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	44,258			15,152			(87,965	)	(27,401	)	(10,229	)		(66,185	)

Cash flow used in investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment - net							(5,718	)	(49	)				(5,767	)

Sale and redemption of marketable securities							39,243							39,243

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							(13,602	)	(67,052	)				(80,654	)

Return of investments in unconsolidated entities							35,714		3,300					39,014

Investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									(757	)				(757	)

Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									22,424					22,424

Acquisition of a business							(1,489,116	)						(1,489,116	)

Dividend received - intercompany							15,000				(15,000	)		—

Intercompany advances	(289,604	)		(342,492	)						632,096			—

Net cash used in investing activities	(289,604	)		(342,492	)		(1,418,479	)	(42,134	)	617,096			(1,475,613	)

Cash flow provided by financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes				600,000										600,000

Debt issuance costs for senior notes				(4,700	)									(4,700	)

Proceeds from loans payable							1,141,300		456,262					1,597,562

Debt issuance costs for loans payable							(3,005	)						(3,005	)

Principal payments of loans payable							(572,257	)	(474,420	)				(1,046,677	)

Redemption of senior notes				(267,960	)									(267,960	)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	220,357													220,357

Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	23,333													23,333

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	1,841													1,841

Purchase of treasury stock	(185	)												(185	)

Receipts related to noncontrolling interest									81					81

Dividend paid - intercompany									(15,000	)	15,000			—

Intercompany advances							505,993		115,874		(621,867	)		—

Net cash provided by financing activities	245,346			327,340			1,072,031		82,797		(606,867	)		1,120,647

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(434,413	)	13,262		—			(421,151	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			—			670,102		102,870		—			772,972

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	—			—			235,689		116,132		—			351,821

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	45,380			2,599			(484,680	)	3,688		(12,395	)		(445,408	)

Cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment — net							(8,588	)	(11,676	)				(20,264	)

Purchase of marketable securities							(25,938	)	(10,224	)				(36,162	)

Sale and redemption of marketable securities							209,484		30,000					239,484

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							(21,637	)	(10,357	)				(31,994	)

Return of investments in unconsolidated entities							23,437		11,249					34,686

Investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									(26,155	)				(26,155	)

Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									6,114					6,114

Intercompany advances	(53,632	)		(241,581	)						295,213			—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(53,632	)		(241,581	)		176,758		(11,049	)	295,213			165,709

Cash flow provided by financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes				298,050										298,050

Proceeds from loans payable									501,884					501,884

Principal payments of loans payable							(29,153	)	(516,022	)				(545,175	)

Redemption of senior notes				(59,068	)									(59,068	)

Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	8,430													8,430

Purchase of treasury stock	(178	)												(178	)

Receipts related to noncontrolling interest									33					33

Intercompany advances							233,990		48,828		(282,818	)		—

Net cash provided by financing activities	8,252			238,982			204,837		34,723		(282,818	)		203,976

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(103,085	)	27,362		—			(75,723	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			—			712,024		66,800		—			778,824

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	—			—			608,939		94,162		—			703,101

Significant_Accounting_Policie1

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Fair Value Disclosures
	The Company uses ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), to measure the fair value of certain assets and liabilities. ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements.
	The fair value hierarchy is summarized below:


	Level 1:	Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:	Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, generally either quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active.

	Level 3:	Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	'
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and those majority-owned subsidiaries it controls. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated.
Consolidation Policy	'
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. The October 31, 2013 balance sheet amounts and disclosures included herein have been derived from the Company’s October 31, 2013 audited financial statements. Since the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements, the Company suggests that they be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of April 30, 2014, the results of its operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, and its cash flows for the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which provides guidance for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets and supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2017 and, at that time the Company may adopt the new standard under the full retrospective approach or the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the method and impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” (“ASU 2014-08”), which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Pursuant to ASU 2014-08, only disposals representing a strategic shift, such as a major line of business, a major geographical area or a major equity investment, should be presented as a discontinued operation. If the disposal does qualify as a discontinued operation under ASU 2014-08, the entity will be required to provide expanded disclosures. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-08 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
	In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04, “Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors” (“ASU 2014-04”), which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan has occurred. By doing so, this guidance helps determine when the creditor should derecognize the loan receivable and recognize the real estate property. ASU 2014-04 is effective prospectively for the Company beginning November 1, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-04 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 is intended to end inconsistent practices regarding the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is available to reduce the taxable income or tax payable that would result from the disallowance of a tax position. ASU 2013-11 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

Acquisition_Acquisition_Tables

Acquisition Acquisition (Tables) (Shapell [Member])	6 Months Ended
Acquisition Acquisition (Tables) (Shapell [Member])	Apr. 30, 2014
Shapell [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the preliminary amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (amounts in thousands):


	Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	106,233
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	106,233
	Inventory		1,509,501
	Inventory		1,509,501
	Property, construction and office equipment, net		404
	Property, construction and office equipment, net		404
	Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets		10,759
	Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets		10,759
	Total assets acquired		1,626,897
	Total assets acquired		1,626,897

	Customer deposits		(5,429		)
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(26,119		)
	Total liabilities assumed		(31,548		)
	Total net assets acquired		$	1,595,349
	Total net assets acquired		$	1,595,349
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	'
	The following presents unaudited pro forma amounts as if the acquisition had been completed as of November 1, 2012 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013		2014		2013
	Revenues	$	1,637,554			$	1,145,337	$	860,374	$	606,564
	Revenues	$	1,637,554			$	1,145,337	$	860,374	$	606,564
	Net income	137,943				39,485		74,674		29,488
	Net income	137,943				39,485		74,674		29,488
	Income per share – basic	0.78				0.22		0.42		0.17
	Income per share – basic	0.78				0.22		0.42		0.17
	Income per share – diluted	0.75				0.22		0.4		0.16
	Income per share – diluted	0.75				0.22		0.4		0.16

Inventory_Tables

Inventory (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventory	'
	Inventory at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land controlled for future communities	$	139,961		$	99,802

	Land owned for future communities	2,385,234			1,287,630

	Operating communities	4,022,829			3,262,980

		$	6,548,024		$	4,650,412

Temporarily Closed communities	'
	Information regarding the classification, number and carrying value of these temporarily closed communities, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below.


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land owned for future communities:
	Number of communities	20			25

	Carrying value (in thousands)	$	136,870		$	153,498

	Operating communities:
	Number of communities	14			15

	Carrying value (in thousands)	$	83,172		$	88,534

Inventory impairment charges and expensing of costs that it is believed not to be recoverable	'
	The amounts the Company provided for inventory impairment charges and the expensing of costs that it believed not to be recoverable, for the periods indicated, are shown in the table below (amounts in thousands).


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Land controlled for future communities	$	1,006		$	698		$	324		$	689

	Operating communities	2,900			1,040			1,600			340

		$	3,906		$	1,738		$	1,924		$	1,029

Interest incurred, capitalized and expensed	'
	Interest incurred, capitalized and expensed, for the periods indicated, was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	343,077		$	330,581		$	356,618		$	340,904

	Interest incurred	82,628			64,051			42,684			32,303

	Interest expensed to cost of revenues	(54,585		)	(42,990		)	(29,145		)	(23,016		)
	Write-off against other income	(1,039		)	(1,221		)	(722		)	(1,133		)
	Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities	(4,757		)	(2,872		)	(2,300		)	(1,509		)
	Previously capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	1,811			—			—			—

	Interest capitalized, end of period	$	367,135		$	347,549		$	367,135		$	347,549

Investments_in_and_Advances_to1

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]	'
Condensed balance sheet aggregated by type of business	'
	Condensed Balance Sheets:


		April 30, 2014
		Land			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
		Development			Building								Asset
		Joint			Joint								Joint
		Ventures			Ventures								Venture
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	31,267		$	26,209			$	39,360			$	11,816			$	108,652

	Inventory	256,691			409,188				392								666,271

	Non-performing loan portfolio												69,909				69,909

	Rental properties								125,298								125,298

	Rental properties under development								177,390								177,390

	Real estate owned (“REO”)												207,358				207,358

	Other assets (1)	19,275			78,720				13,774				155,929				267,698

	Total assets	$	307,233		$	514,117			$	356,214			$	445,012			$	1,622,576

	Debt (1)	$	36,092		$	10,174			$	255,185			$	155,900			$	457,351

	Other liabilities	26,279			38,783				19,210				218				84,490

	Members’ equity	244,862			465,160				81,819				115,558				907,399

	Noncontrolling interest												173,336				173,336

	Total liabilities and equity	$	307,233		$	514,117			$	356,214			$	445,012			$	1,622,576

	Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (2)	$	160,528		$	182,956			$	75,574			$	22,784			$	441,842




		October 31, 2013
		Land			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
		Development			Building								Asset
		Joint			Joint								Joint
		Ventures			Ventures								Venture
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	30,826		$	31,164			$	35,014			$	40,097			$	137,101

	Inventory	350,150			338,814				4,998								693,962

	Non-performing loan portfolio												107,411				107,411

	Rental properties								164,325								164,325

	Rental properties under development								133,081								133,081

	Real estate owned (“REO”)												202,259				202,259

	Other assets (1)	12,700			70,180				18,526				155,921				257,327

	Total assets	$	393,676		$	440,158			$	355,944			$	505,688			$	1,695,466

	Debt (1)	$	135,200		$	11,977			$	235,226			$	155,900			$	538,303

	Other liabilities	21,015			19,636				9,461				379				50,491

Members’ equity	237,461			408,545				111,257				139,764				897,027

Noncontrolling interest												209,645				209,645

Total liabilities and equity	$	393,676		$	440,158			$	355,944			$	505,688			$	1,695,466

Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (2)	$	142,448		$	166,271			$	68,711			$	25,703			$	403,133



-1	Included in other assets of the Structured Asset Joint Venture at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 is $155.9 million of restricted cash held in a defeasance account which will be used to repay debt of the Structured Asset Joint Venture.

-2	Differences between the Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities and its underlying equity in the net assets of the entities is primarily a result of the acquisition price of an investment in a land development joint venture in fiscal 2012 which was in excess of the Company’s pro-rata share of the underlying equity; impairments related to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities; a loan made to one of the entities by the Company; interest capitalized on the Company’s investment; and distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of the Company’s net investment.
Condensed statements of operations aggregate by type of business	'
	Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income:


		For the six months ended April 30, 2014
		Land Development			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
		Joint			Building								Asset
		Ventures			Joint								Joint
					Ventures								Venture
	Revenues	$	111,950		$	23,228			$	17,006			$	3,789			$	155,973

	Cost of revenues	62,170			21,825				7,390				6,482				97,867

	Other expenses	465			2,047				21,558				874				24,944

	Total expenses	62,635			23,872				28,948				7,356				122,811

	Gain on disposition of loans and REO												6,458				6,458

	Income (loss) from operations	49,315			(644		)		(11,942		)		2,891				39,620

	Other income	5			201				43,199				1,533				44,938

	Net income (loss)	49,320			(443		)		31,257				4,424				84,558

	Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest												(2,654		)		(2,654		)

	Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	49,320			(443		)		31,257				1,770				81,904

	Other comprehensive income								729								729

	Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	49,320		$	(443	)		$	31,986			$	1,770			$	82,633

	Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	103		$	327			$	36,622			$	190			$	37,242



		For the three months ended April 30, 2014
		Land			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
		Development			Building								Asset
		Joint			Joint								Joint
		Ventures			Ventures								Venture
	Revenues	$	110,406		$	11,647			$	7,557			$	3,505			$	133,115

	Cost of revenues	61,488			11,451				3,419				4,132				80,490

	Other expenses	210			1,047				9,504				415				11,176

	Total expenses	61,698			12,498				12,923				4,547				91,666

	Gain on disposition of loans and REO												2,551				2,551

	Income (loss) from operations	48,708			(851		)		(5,366		)		1,509				44,000

	Other income	4			162				342				1,409				1,917

	Net income (loss)	48,712			(689		)		(5,024		)		2,918				45,917

	Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest												(1,751		)		(1,751		)

	Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	48,712			(689		)		(5,024		)		1,167				44,166

	Other comprehensive loss								(56		)						(56		)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	48,712		$	(689	)		$	(5,080	)		$	1,167			$	44,110

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	135		$	145			$	12,872			$	1,175			$	14,327



	For the six months ended April 30, 2013
	Land			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
	Development			Building								Asset
	Joint			Joint								Joint
	Ventures			Ventures								Venture
Revenues	$	35,022		$	22,757			$	20,303			$	21,714			$	99,796

Cost of revenues	17,805			19,973				9,010				19,493				66,281

Other expenses	758			1,154				10,565				2,316				14,793

Total expenses	18,563			21,127				19,575				21,809				81,074

Gain on disposition of loans and REO												39,704				39,704

Income from operations	16,459			1,630				728				39,609				58,426

Other income	5			435				9				154				603

Net income	16,464			2,065				737				39,763				59,029

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest												(23,858		)		(23,858		)

Net income attributable to controlling interest	16,464			2,065				737				15,905				35,171

Other comprehensive income								282								282

Total comprehensive income	$	16,464		$	2,065			$	1,019			$	15,905			$	35,453

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	2,796		$	1,079			$	1,130			$	3,071			$	8,076



	For the three months ended April 30, 2013
	Land			Home				Rental Property Joint Ventures				Structured				Total
	Development			Building								Asset
	Joint			Joint								Joint
	Ventures			Ventures								Venture
Revenues	$	33,395		$	13,787			$	10,621			$	12,009			$	69,812

Cost of revenues	16,587			12,868				4,717				9,155				43,327

Other expenses	567			690				5,069				1,259				7,585

Total expenses	17,154			13,558				9,786				10,414				50,912

Gain on disposition of loans and REO												12,812				12,812

Income from operations	16,241			229				835				14,407				31,712

Other income	2			421				3				75				501

Net income	16,243			650				838				14,482				32,213

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest												(8,689		)		(8,689		)

Net income attributable to controlling interest	16,243			650				838				5,793				23,524

Other comprehensive loss								(20		)						(20		)

Total comprehensive income	$	16,243		$	650			$	818			$	5,793			$	23,504

Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$	2,894		$	369			$	572			$	1,158			$	4,993



-3	Differences between the Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities and the underlying net income (loss) of the entities is primarily a result of prior impairments related to the Company’s investment in unconsolidated entities, a basis difference of an acquired joint venture interest, distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of the Company’s net investment, and the Company’s share of the entities’ profits related to home sites purchased by the Company which reduces the Company’s cost basis of the home sites.

Investments_in_Distressed_Loan1

Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Investment in non-performing loan portfolios	'
	The Company’s investments in distressed loans consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Unpaid principal balance	$	35,528		$	63,381

	Discount on acquired loans	(16,729		)	(27,007		)
	Carrying value	$	18,799		$	36,374

Activity in accretable yield for investment in non-performing loan portfolios	'
	The accretable yield activity for the Company’s investments in distressed loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 for the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	6,606		$	17,196		$	3,090		$	13,406

	Loans acquired

	Additions	554			471			385			471

	Deletions	(3,372		)	(3,915		)	(189		)	(1,528		)
	Accretions	(956		)	(2,523		)	(454		)	(1,120		)
	Balance, end of period	$	2,832		$	11,229		$	2,832		$	11,229

Schedule of Changes in Real Estate Owned [Table Text Block]	'


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	72,972		$	58,353		$	79,267		$	68,764

	Additions	8,036			14,317			871			3,277

	Sales	(4,192		)	(911		)	(3,384		)	(472		)
	Impairments	(2		)	(15		)	(2		)

	Depreciation	(162		)	(286		)	(100		)	(111		)
	Balance, end of period	$	76,652		$	71,458		$	76,652		$	71,458

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and1

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Loans Payable (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Debt [Text Block]	'
	At April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,		October 31,
		2014		2013
	Credit facility borrowings	$	95,000

	Unsecured bank term loan	485,000

	Loans payable - other	167,088		$	107,222

		$	747,088	$	107,222

Accrued_Expenses_Tables

Accrued Expenses (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]	'
Accrued expenses	'
	Accrued expenses at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Land, land development and construction	$	136,781		$	152,674

	Compensation and employee benefit	111,664			111,561

	Insurance and litigation	92,814			89,104

	Warranty	52,579			43,819

	Interest	37,444			25,675

	Commitments to unconsolidated entities	4,259			3,804

	Other	104,132			96,350

		$	539,673		$	522,987

Changes in the warranty accrual	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty accrual (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of year	$	43,819		$	41,706		$	42,688		$	41,241

	Additions - homes closed during the year	7,302			5,223			4,205			2,934

	Addition - Shapell liabilities acquired	9,244						9,244

	Increase (decrease) in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,421			(478		)	1,077			(212		)

	Charges incurred	(9,207		)	(5,342		)	(4,635		)	(2,854		)
	Balance, end of year	$	52,579		$	41,109		$	52,579		$	41,109

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, reconciliations of the Company’s effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,
		2014				2013
		$		%*		$		%*
	Federal tax provision at statutory rate	57,652		35		17,253		35

	State tax provision, net of federal benefit	7,851		4.8		2,051		4.2

	Domestic production activities deduction	(4,251	)	(2.6	)

	Other permanent differences	(2,338	)	(1.4	)

	Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(5.5	)

	Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	1,126		0.7		1,982		4

	Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		3.3

	Valuation allowance – reversed	(1,226	)	(0.7	)	(1,277	)	(2.6	)
	Other	(1,191	)	(0.7	)	179		0.4

	Income tax provision	53,917		32.7		20,188		41




		Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013
		$		%*		$		%*
	Federal tax provision at statutory rate	32,719		35		14,339		35

	State tax provision, net of federal benefit	4,866		5.2		1,705		4.2

	Domestic production activities deduction	(2,417	)	(2.6	)

	Other permanent differences	(1,324	)	(1.4	)

	Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(9.7	)

	Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	340		0.4		817		2

	Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		5.8

	Valuation allowance – reversed	(778	)	(0.8	)	(1,061	)	(2.6	)
	Other	(1,438	)	(1.5	)	494		1.2

	Income tax provision	28,262		30.2		16,294		39.8

	* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Table

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-based compensation expense recognized	'
	Information regarding the amount of total stock-based compensation expense and tax benefit recognized by the Company, for the periods indicated, is as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,					Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013		2014		2013
	Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	12,294		$	10,027	$	4,625	$	4,343
	Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	12,294		$	10,027	$	4,625	$	4,343
	Income tax benefit recognized	$	4,619		$	3,666	$	1,647	$	1,588
	Income tax benefit recognized	$	4,619		$	3,666	$	1,647	$	1,588
Weighted-average assumptions and the fair value used for stock option grants	'
	The weighted-average assumptions and the fair value used for stock option grants in fiscal 2014 and 2013 were as follows:


		2014		2013
	Expected volatility	36.44% - 44.71%		44.04% - 48.13%
	Weighted-average volatility	42.71%		46.70%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.45% - 2.71%		0.64% - 1.56%
	Expected life (years)	4.55 - 9.02		4.48 - 8.88
	Dividends	none		none
	Weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted	$14.26		$13.05
Stock based compensation expense recognized for stock options [Table Text Block]	'
	Stock compensation expense, related to stock options, for the periods indicated, was as follows (amounts in thousands):


		2014			2013
	Six months ended April 30,	$	5,660		$	4,835
	Six months ended April 30,	$	5,660		$	4,835
	Three months ended April 30,	$	1,630		$	1,360
	Three months ended April 30,	$	1,630		$	1,360
Performance-based restricted stock units	'
	The Company evaluates the performance goals quarterly and estimates the number of shares underlying the Performance-Based RSUs that are probable of being issued. Information regarding the issuance, valuation assumptions and amortization of the Company’s Performance-Based RSUs issued in the six-month periods ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is provided below.


		2014			2013
	Number of shares underlying Performance-Based RSUs to be issued	284,037			302,511
		284,037			302,511
	Closing price of the Company’s common stock on Valuation Date	$	35.16		$	37.78
		$	35.16		$	37.78
	Aggregate fair value of Performance-Based RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	9,987		$	11,429
		$	9,987		$	11,429
	Performance-Based RSU expense recognized in the six months ended April 30, (in thousands)	$	4,453		$	2,588
		$	4,453		$	2,588
	Performance-Based RSU expense recognized in the three months ended April 30, (in thousands)	$	2,382		$	2,074
		$	2,382		$	2,074
	Note: The fiscal 2014 number of shares underlying Performance-Based RSUs to be issued and their aggregate fair value is estimated.
	Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding Performance-Based RSUs and the aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding Performance-Based RSUs, as of the date indicated, is provided below.


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Aggregate outstanding Performance-Based RSUs	956,725			672,687
	Aggregate outstanding Performance-Based RSUs	956,725			672,687
	Cumulative unamortized value of Performance-Based RSUs (in thousands)	$	13,653		$	8,120
		$	13,653		$	8,120
Stock price-based restricted stock units	'
	Information regarding the amortization of the Company’s Stock Price-Based RSUs, for the periods indicated, is provided below (amounts in thousands):


		2014			2013
	Six months ended April 30,	$	231		$	979
	Six months ended April 30,	$	231		$	979
	Three months ended April 30,	$	—		$	416
	Three months ended April 30,	$	—		$	416
	Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs and aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs, as of the date indicated, is provided below:


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Aggregate outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs	—			306,000
	Aggregate outstanding Stock Price-Based RSUs	—			306,000
	Cumulative unamortized value of Stock Price-Based RSUs (in thousands)	$	—		$	231
		$	—		$	231
Non-performance based restricted stock units	'
	Information regarding these RSUs issued in the six months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:


		2014			2013
	Number of RSUs issued	99,336			94,080
	Number of RSUs issued	99,336			94,080
	Closing price of the Company’s common stock on date of issuance	$	35.16		$	32.22
		$	35.16		$	32.22
	Aggregate fair value of RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	3,493		$	3,031
	Aggregate fair value of RSUs issued (in thousands)	$	3,493		$	3,031
	Information regarding the amortization of the Company’s RSUs, for the periods indicated, is as follows (amounts in thousands):


		2014			2013
	Six months ended April 30,	$	1,902		$	1,584
	Six months ended April 30,	$	1,902		$	1,584
	Three months ended April 30,	$	591		$	472
	Three months ended April 30,	$	591		$	472

	Information regarding the aggregate number of outstanding RSUs and aggregate unamortized value of the outstanding RSUs, as of the date indicated, is as follows:


		April 30,			October 31,
		2014			2013
	Aggregate outstanding RSUs	307,606			225,252
	Aggregate outstanding RSUs	307,606			225,252
	Cumulative unamortized value of RSUs (in thousands)	$	3,248		$	1,706
	Cumulative unamortized value of RSUs (in thousands)	$	3,248		$	1,706

Employee_Retirement_Plans_Tabl

Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Costs and payments related to supplemental retirement plans	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SRPs (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service cost	$	235	$	236	$	117	$	117

	Interest cost	636		521		318		261

	Amortization of prior service cost	322		422		161		211

	Amortization of unrecognized losses	6		72		3		36

	Total costs	$	1,199	$	1,251	$	599	$	625

	Benefits paid	$	444	$	444	$	211	$	211

Accumulated_Other_Comprensive_

Accumulated Other Comprensive (Loss) Income (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Table Text Block]	'
	The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30, 2014
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,112	)	$	(5	)	$	(270	)	$	(2,387	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(77		)	(29		)	365			259

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	328			(6		)				322

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(95		)	13			(142		)	(224		)

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	156			(22		)	223			357

	Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)


		Three months ended April 30, 2014
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,059	)	$	(36	)	$	(29	)	$	(2,124	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications							(28		)	(28		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	164			15						179

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(61		)	(6		)	10			(57		)

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	103			9			(18		)	94

	Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)


		Six months ended April 30, 2013
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,446	)	$	180		$	(553	)	$	(4,819	)

	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(519		)	71			24			(424		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	494			(137		)	—			357

	Income tax benefit (expense)	7			29			(11		)	25

	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(18		)	(37		)	13			(42		)

	Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)



		Three months ended April 30, 2013
		Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,619	)	$	276		$	(460	)	$	(4,803	)

	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			(67		)	(127		)	(194		)

	Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	247			(137		)	—			110

	Income tax (expense) benefit	(92		)	71			47			26

	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	155			(133		)	(80		)	(58		)

	Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)

Stock_Issuance_and_Stock_Repur1

Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]	'
Stock repurchase program	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about the Company’s share repurchase program:


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Number of shares purchased (in thousands)	5		5		3		3

	Average price per share	$	34.71	$	33.61	$	36.04	$	34.49

	Remaining authorization at April 30 (in thousands)	8,263		8,760		8,263		8,760

Income_Per_Share_Information_T

Income Per Share Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Calculation of income per share	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information pertaining to the calculation of income per share, common stock equivalents, weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options and shares issued (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):


		Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Numerator:
	Net income as reported	$	110,802	$	29,106	$	65,222	$	24,674

	Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	789		804		392		401

	Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	111,591	$	29,910	$	65,614	$	25,075


	Denominator:
	Basic weighted-average shares	177,278		169,222		178,082		169,380

	Common stock equivalents (a)	2,529		2,869		2,502		2,898

	Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858		5,858		5,858

	Diluted weighted-average shares	185,665		177,949		186,442		178,136


	Other information:
	Weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	1,426		1,139		1,249		1,299

	Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,225		634		212		110



	(a)	Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method, Stock Price-Based RSUs whose Target Price criteria have been met but are unpaid and shares expected to be issued under Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units and Non-Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units.

	(b)	Based upon the average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE for the period.

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Tables

Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)	Apr. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, a summary of assets (liabilities) related to the Company’s financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis (amounts in thousands):


				Fair value
	Financial Instrument	Fair value		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Financial Instrument	hierarchy		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Corporate Securities	Level 2		$	13,000			$	52,508
	Corporate Securities	Level 2		$	13,000			$	52,508
	Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	68,642			$	113,517
	Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	68,642			$	113,517
	Forward Loan Commitments—Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Level 2		$	67			$	(496	)
		Level 2		$	67			$	(496	)
	Interest Rate Lock Commitments (“IRLCs”)	Level 2		$	(250	)		$	(181	)
	Forward Loan Commitments—IRLCs	Level 2		$	250			$	181
	Forward Loan Commitments—IRLCs	Level 2		$	250			$	181
Aggregate unpaid principal and fair value of mortgage loans held for sale	'
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the aggregate unpaid principal and fair value of mortgage loans held for sale (amounts in thousands):


		Aggregate unpaid				Fair value				Excess
		principal balance				Fair value				Excess
	At April 30, 2014	$	68,014			$	68,642			$	628
	At April 30, 2014	$	68,014			$	68,642			$	628
	At October 31, 2013	$	111,896			$	113,517			$	1,621
	At October 31, 2013	$	111,896			$	113,517			$	1,621
Summary of amortized cost gross unrealized holding gains and losses	'
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and fair value of marketable securities (amounts in thousands):


		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Amortized cost	$	13,045			$	52,502
	Amortized cost	$	13,045			$	52,502
	Gross unrealized holding gains	—				71
	Gross unrealized holding gains	—				71
	Gross unrealized holding losses	(45		)		(65		)
	Fair value	$	13,000			$	52,508
	Fair value	$	13,000			$	52,508
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block]	'
	The table below summarizes, for the periods indicated, the ranges of certain quantitative unobservable inputs utilized in determining the fair value of impaired communities:


		Selling price per unit (in thousands)		Sales pace per year		Discount rate
		Selling price per unit (in thousands)		(in units)		Discount rate
	Three months ended April 30, 2014	$634 - $760		7-Apr		12.0% - 15.3%
	Three months ended January 31, 2014	$388 - $405		21 - 23		16.60%
	Three months ended October 31, 2013	$315 - $362		7-Feb		15.00%
	Three months ended July 31, 2013	$475 - $500		2		15.00%
	Three months ended April 30, 2013	—		—		—%
	Three months ended January 31, 2013	$303 - $307		15		15.30%
Fair value of inventory adjusted for impairment	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the fair value of operating communities whose carrying value was adjusted and the amount of impairment charges recognized ($ amounts in thousands):


				Impaired operating communities
	Three months ended:	Number of		Number of		Fair value of				Impairment charges
		communities tested		communities		communities,
						net of
						impairment charges
	Fiscal 2014:
	31-Jan	67		1		$	7,131			$	1,300
	31-Jan	67		1		$	7,131			$	1,300
	30-Apr	65		2		$	6,211			1,600
	30-Apr	65		2		$	6,211			1,600
										$	2,900
										$	2,900
	Fiscal 2013:
	31-Jan	60		2		$	5,377			$	700
	31-Jan	60		2		$	5,377			$	700
	30-Apr	79		1		$	749			340
	30-Apr	79		1		$	749			340
	31-Jul	76		1		$	191			100
	31-Jul	76		1		$	191			100
	31-Oct	63		2		$	6,798			2,200
	31-Oct	63		2		$	6,798			2,200
										$	3,340
										$	3,340
Carrying value and estimated fair value of distressed loan portfolio	'
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the carrying amount and estimated fair value of distressed loans (amounts in thousands):


		April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
	Carrying amount	$	18,799			$	36,374
	Carrying amount	$	18,799			$	36,374
	Estimated fair value	$	23,379			$	45,355
	Estimated fair value	$	23,379			$	45,355
Book value and estimated fair value of the Company's debt	'
	The table below provides, as of the date indicated, the book value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt (amounts in thousands):


				April 30, 2014								October 31, 2013
		Fair value		Book value				Estimated				Book value		Estimated
		hierarchy		Book value				fair value				Book value		fair value
	Loans payable (a)	Level 2		$	747,088			$	746,604			$	107,222	$	106,988
	Loans payable (a)	Level 2		$	747,088			$	746,604			$	107,222	$	106,988
	Senior notes (b)	Level 1		2,657,376				2,848,751				2,325,336		2,458,737
	Senior notes (b)	Level 1		2,657,376				2,848,751				2,325,336		2,458,737
	Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	Level 2		56,842				56,842				75,000		75,000
	Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	Level 2		56,842				56,842				75,000		75,000
				$	3,461,306			$	3,652,197			$	2,507,558	$	2,640,725
				$	3,461,306			$	3,652,197			$	2,507,558	$	2,640,725


	(a)	The estimated fair value of loans payable was based upon interest rates that the Company believed were available to it for loans with similar terms and remaining maturities as of the applicable valuation date.

	(b)	The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior notes is based upon their indicated market prices.

	(c)	The Company believes that the carrying value of its mortgage company warehouse loan borrowings approximates their fair value.

Other_Income_Net_Tables

Other Income - Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other Income - net	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the components of other income - net (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,					Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013		2014			2013
	Interest income	$	1,889		$	2,677	$	825		$	1,202

	Income from ancillary businesses	3,950			3,432		2,337			2,154

	Gibraltar	5,714			1,112		1,382			961

	Management fee income	2,454			1,131		1,227			804

	Retained customer deposits	1,310			1,123		422			445

	Land sales, net	11,187			255		4,929			110

	Income recognized from settlement of litigation				13,229					13,229

	Directly expensed interest	(656		)	—		(656		)	—

	Other	1,794			1,201		635			629

	Total other income - net	$	27,642		$	24,160	$	11,101		$	19,534

Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses	'
	The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for the Company’s non-core ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,					Three months ended April 30,
		2014			2013		2014			2013
	Revenue	$	43,748		$	39,426	$	22,808		$	22,785

	Expense	$	39,798		$	35,994	$	20,471		$	20,631

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Company land purchase commitments	'
	Information regarding the Company’s land purchase commitments, excluding the Shapell acquisition, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):


		April 30, 2014		October 31, 2013
	Aggregate purchase commitments:
	Unrelated parties	$	1,105,268	$	1,301,987

	Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	12,552		61,738

	Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725

	Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	96,002	$	76,986

	Additional cash required to acquire land	1,021,818		1,286,739

	Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725

	Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	1,383	$	1,439

Company mortgage commitments	'
	Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):


		April 30,		October 31, 2013
		2014
	Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
	IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995

	Non-IRLCs	649,305		645,288

	Total	$	941,893	$	893,283

	Investor commitments to purchase:
	IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995

	Mortgage loans receivable	61,593		107,873

	Total	$	354,181	$	355,868

Information_on_Operating_Segme1

Information on Operating Segments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Revenue and income (loss) before income taxes and total assets	'
	Revenue and income (loss) before income taxes for each of the Company’s reportable segments, for the periods indicated, were as follows (amounts in thousands):


		Six months ended April 30,								Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
	Revenues:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	264,885			$	174,567			$	137,241			$	92,248

	Mid-Atlantic	349,571				270,110				180,475				140,519

	South	336,688				222,742				186,129				135,557

	West	507,835				241,216				321,609				128,621

	Traditional Home Building	1,458,979				908,635				825,454				496,945

	City Living	45,076				31,970				34,920				19,059

	Total	$	1,504,055			$	940,605			$	860,374			$	516,004


	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	17,152			$	7,915			$	8,806			$	3,195

	Mid-Atlantic	45,909				31,990				24,358				17,140

	South	40,952				17,013				23,584				14,199

	West	78,714				21,055				44,844				13,008

	Traditional Home Building	182,727				77,973				101,592				47,542

	City Living	8,964				8,336				10,022				5,639

	Corporate and other	(26,972		)		(37,015		)		(18,130		)		(12,213		)
	Total	$	164,719			$	49,294			$	93,484			$	40,968

	“Corporate and other” is comprised principally of general corporate expenses such as the offices of the Executive Officers of the Company and the corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, marketing and legal groups; interest income and income from certain of the Company’s ancillary businesses, including Gibraltar; and income from a number of the Company’s unconsolidated entities.
	Total assets for each of the Company’s geographic segments, as of the date indicated, are shown in the table below (amounts in thousands).


		April 30,				October 31,
		2014				2013
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	1,004,364			$	963,597

	Mid-Atlantic	1,254,364				1,231,438

	South	1,157,627				953,955

	West	2,831,037				1,290,388

	Traditional Home Building	6,247,392				4,439,378

	City Living	817,287				674,302

	Corporate and other	1,180,387				1,713,779

	Total	$	8,245,066			$	6,827,459

Inventory impairment charges, net carrying value of investing, and write-downs of investments	'
	The Company provided for inventory impairment charges and the expensing of costs that it believed not to be recoverable and recoveries of prior charges for the periods indicated, as shown in the table below; the net carrying value of inventory and investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities for each of the Company’s geographic segments, as of the dates indicated, are also shown in the table below (amounts in thousands):


		Net Carrying Value								Impairments
		At April 30,				At October 31,				Six months ended April 30,								Three months ended April 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013				2014			2013
	Inventory:
	Land controlled for future communities:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	$	16,783			$	16,267			$	247			$	799			$	67		$	712

	Mid-Atlantic	29,987				29,423				326				17				81			1

	South	29,813				14,606				339				361				90			5

	West	14,274				13,371				94				(479		)		86			(29		)

	Traditional Home Building	90,857				73,667				1,006				698				324			689

	City Living	49,104				26,135

		139,961				99,802				1,006				698				324			689


	Land owned for future communities:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	155,192				135,282

	Mid-Atlantic	226,783				308,585

	South	257,587				158,457

	West	1,428,525				448,125

	Traditional Home Building	2,068,087				1,050,449				—				—				—			—

	City Living	317,147				237,181

		2,385,234				1,287,630				—				—				—			—


	Operating communities:
	Traditional Home Building:
	North	800,837				785,175				2,900				840				1,600			340

	Mid-Atlantic	958,435				866,256

	South	735,898				690,302

	West	1,287,375				697,573								200

	Traditional Home Building	3,782,545				3,039,306				2,900				1,040				1,600			340

	City Living	240,284				223,674

		4,022,829				3,262,980				2,900				1,040				1,600			340

	Total	$	6,548,024			$	4,650,412			$	3,906			$	1,738			$	1,924		$	1,029


	Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities:
	Traditional Home Building:
	Mid-Atlantic	$	11,850			$	11,850

South	98,409				50,452

West	83,851				110,467

Traditional Home Building	194,110				172,769				—				—				—			—

City Living	149,374				135,950

Corporate and other	98,358				94,414

Total	$	441,842			$	403,133			$	—			$	—			$	—		$	—

Supplemental_Disclosure_to_Con1

Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows	'
	The following are supplemental disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2014 and 2013 (amounts in thousands):


		2014			2013
	Cash flow information:
	Interest capitalized, net of amount paid	$	3,798

	Interest paid, net of amount capitalized				$	8,947

	Income tax payment	$	30,968		$	1,107

	Income tax refunds				$	1,156

	Non-cash activity:
	Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	71,662		$	26,566

	Financed portion of land sale				$	7,200

	Reduction in inventory for Company's share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities	$	1,229		$	1,327

	Defined benefit plan amendment	$	77		$	519

	Increase in accrued expenses related to Stock Price-Based RSUs paid	$	4,972		$	2,942

	Reduction of investments in unconsolidated entities due to increase/reduction in letters of credit or accrued liabilities				$	49

	Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	700		$	27,631

	Unrealized gain on derivative held by equity investee	$	365		$	23

	Increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	$	428		$	1,291

	Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(965	)	$	64

	Acquisition of Business:
	Fair value of assets purchased, excluding cash acquired	$	1,520,664

	Liabilities assumed	$	31,548

	Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$	1,489,116

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa1

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]	'
Senior Notes issued by Subsidiary Issuer [Table Text Block]	'
	A 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), has issued the following Senior Notes (amounts in thousands):


						Amount outstanding at
		Original Amount Issued				April 30,
						2014
	5.15% Senior Notes due 2015	$	300,000			$	300,000

	8.91% Senior Notes due 2017	$	400,000			$	400,000

	6.75% Senior Notes due 2019	$	250,000			$	250,000

	5.875% Senior Notes due 2022	$	419,876			$	419,876

	4.375% Senior Notes due 2023	$	400,000			$	400,000

	0.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032	$	287,500			$	287,500

	4.0% Senior Notes due 2018	$	350,000			$	350,000

	5.625% Senior Notes due 2024	$	250,000			$	250,000

Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information	'
	Supplemental consolidating financial information of Toll Brothers, Inc., the Subsidiary Issuer, the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and the eliminations to arrive at Toll Brothers, Inc. on a consolidated basis is presented below ($ amounts in thousands).

	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at April 30, 2014:


		Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
		Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
		Inc.								Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	—			—			235,689		116,132		—			351,821

	Marketable securities							2,977		10,023					13,000

	Restricted cash	15,202						6,066		1,274					22,542

	Inventory							6,447,307		100,717					6,548,024

	Property, construction and office equipment, net							116,677		14,545					131,222

	Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	14			18,586			127,331		122,173		(18,170	)		249,934

	Mortgage loans held for sale									68,642					68,642

	Customer deposits held in escrow							54,417							54,417

	Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							153,428		288,414					441,842

	Investments in distressed loans									18,799					18,799

	Investments in foreclosed real estate									76,652					76,652

	Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	3,498,129			2,676,995			4,740				(6,179,864	)		—

	Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	268,171													268,171

		3,781,516			2,695,581			7,148,632		817,371		(6,198,034	)		8,245,066

	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Liabilities:
	Loans payable							747,088							747,088

	Senior notes				2,620,373							34,065			2,654,438

	Mortgage company warehouse loan									56,842					56,842

	Customer deposits							254,621							254,621

	Accounts payable							204,634		94					204,728

	Accrued expenses	14			35,701			368,330		154,217		(18,589	)		539,673

	Advances from consolidated entities							2,145,441		583,803		(2,729,244	)		—

	Income taxes payable	84,619													84,619

	Total liabilities	84,633			2,656,074			3,720,114		794,956		(2,713,768	)		4,542,009

	Equity:
	Stockholders’ equity:
	Common stock	1,778						48		3,006		(3,054	)		1,778

	Additional paid-in capital	694,335			49,400					1,734		(51,134	)		694,335

Retained earnings (deficits)	3,002,805			(9,893	)		3,428,533		11,438		(3,430,078	)		3,002,805

Treasury stock, at cost	(79	)												(79	)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,956	)					(63	)	(11	)				(2,030	)

Total stockholders’ equity	3,696,883			39,507			3,428,518		16,167		(3,484,266	)		3,696,809

Noncontrolling interest									6,248					6,248

Total equity	3,696,883			39,507			3,428,518		22,415		(3,484,266	)		3,703,057

	3,781,516			2,695,581			7,148,632		817,371		(6,198,034	)		8,245,066

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at October 31, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	—			—			670,102		102,870		—			772,972

Marketable securities							42,491		10,017					52,508

Restricted cash	15,182						16,007		847					32,036

Inventory							4,625,252		25,160					4,650,412

Property, construction and office equipment, net							116,809		14,511					131,320

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	33			15,675			101,321		131,701		(19,435	)		229,295

Mortgage loans held for sale									113,517					113,517

Customer deposits held in escrow							46,888							46,888

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							175,159		227,974					403,133

Investments in distressed loans									36,374					36,374

Investments in foreclosed real estate									72,972					72,972

Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	3,113,203			2,334,503			4,740				(5,452,446	)		—

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	286,032													286,032

	3,414,450			2,350,178			5,798,769		735,943		(5,471,881	)		6,827,459

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Loans payable							107,222							107,222

Senior notes				2,282,719							38,723			2,321,442

Mortgage company warehouse loan									75,000					75,000

Customer deposits							212,669							212,669

Accounts payable							167,733		54					167,787

Accrued expenses				25,045			355,590		161,402		(19,050	)		522,987

Advances from consolidated entities							1,627,130		467,929		(2,095,059	)		—

Income taxes payable	81,188													81,188

Total liabilities	81,188			2,307,764			2,470,344		704,385		(2,075,386	)		3,488,295

Equity:
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	1,694						48		3,006		(3,054	)		1,694

Additional paid-in capital	441,677			49,400					1,734		(51,134	)		441,677

Retained earnings (deficits)	2,892,003			(6,986	)		3,328,629		20,664		(3,342,307	)		2,892,003

Treasury stock, at cost														—

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,112	)					(252	)	(23	)				(2,387	)

Total stockholders’ equity	3,333,262			42,414			3,328,425		25,381		(3,396,495	)		3,332,987

Noncontrolling interest									6,177					6,177

Total equity	3,333,262			42,414			3,328,425		31,558		(3,396,495	)		3,339,164

	3,414,450			2,350,178			5,798,769		735,943		(5,471,881	)		6,827,459





Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							1,520,077		33,267		(49,289	)		1,504,055

Cost of revenues							1,206,293		4,059		(8,322	)		1,202,030

Selling, general and administrative	69			1,865			213,647		26,436		(39,827	)		202,190

	69			1,865			1,419,940		30,495		(48,149	)		1,404,220

Income (loss) from operations	(69	)		(1,865	)		100,137		2,772		(1,140	)		99,835

Other:
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities							37,578		(336	)				37,242

Other income - net	4,660						17,815		7,208		(2,041	)		27,642

Intercompany interest income				76,107							(76,107	)		—

Interest expense				(78,899	)				(389	)	79,288			—

Income from subsidiaries	160,128						4,598				(164,726	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	164,719			(4,657	)		160,128		9,255		(164,726	)		164,719

Income tax provision (benefit)	53,917			(1,751	)		60,224		3,481		(61,954	)		53,917

Net income (loss)	110,802			(2,906	)		99,904		5,774		(102,772	)		110,802

Other comprehensive income	156						189		12					357

Total comprehensive income (loss)	110,958			(2,906	)		100,093		5,786		(102,772	)		111,159


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							953,625		35,383		(48,403	)		940,605

Cost of revenues							772,981		9,935		(16,966	)		765,950

Selling, general and administrative	61			1,402			170,586		21,057		(35,509	)		157,597

	61			1,402			943,567		30,992		(52,475	)		923,547

Income (loss) from operations	(61	)		(1,402	)		10,058		4,391		4,072			17,058

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							5,040		3,036					8,076

Other income - net	4,685						24,472		2,567		(7,564	)		24,160

Intercompany interest income				60,060							(60,060	)		—

Interest expense				(63,330	)				(222	)	63,552			—

Income from subsidiaries	44,670						5,100				(49,770	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	49,294			(4,672	)		44,670		9,772		(49,770	)		49,294

Income tax benefit (provision)	20,188			(1,830	)		17,493		3,827		(19,490	)		20,188

Net income (loss)	29,106			(2,842	)		27,177		5,945		(30,280	)		29,106

Other comprehensive (loss) income	(18	)					36		(60	)				(42	)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	29,088			(2,842	)		27,213		5,885		(30,280	)		29,064

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							869,305		17,665		(26,596	)		860,374

Cost of revenues							690,656		1,457		(4,115	)		687,998

Selling, general and administrative	14			928			110,947		12,799		(20,368	)		104,320

	14			928			801,603		14,256		(24,483	)		792,318

Income (loss) from operations	(14	)		(928	)		67,702		3,409		(2,113	)		68,056

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							13,371		956					14,327

Other income - net	2,295						7,243		1,008		555			11,101

Intercompany interest income				37,963							(37,963	)		—

Interest expense				(39,325	)				(196	)	39,521			—

Income from subsidiaries	91,203						2,887				(94,090	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	93,484			(2,290	)		91,203		5,177		(94,090	)		93,484

Income tax provision (benefit)	28,262			(823	)		33,212		1,883		(34,272	)		28,262

Net income (loss)	65,222			(1,467	)		57,991		3,294		(59,818	)		65,222

Other comprehensive income (loss)	103						(11	)	2					94

Total comprehensive income (loss)	65,325			(1,467	)		57,980		3,296		(59,818	)		65,316


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Revenues							523,403		20,337		(27,736	)		516,004

Cost of revenues							424,278		5,704		(9,969	)		420,013

Selling, general and administrative	45			715			86,079		10,916		(18,205	)		79,550

	45			715			510,357		16,620		(28,174	)		499,563

Income (loss) from operations	(45	)		(715	)		13,046		3,717		438			16,441

Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities							3,890		1,103					4,993

Other income - net	2,299						18,477		833		(2,075	)		19,534

Intercompany interest income				30,333							(30,333	)		—

Interest expense				(31,908	)				(62	)	31,970			—

Income from subsidiaries	38,714						3,301				(42,015	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes	40,968			(2,290	)		38,714		5,591		(42,015	)		40,968

Income tax provision (benefit)	16,294			(897	)		15,160		2,189		(16,452	)		16,294

Net income (loss)	24,674			(1,393	)		23,554		3,402		(25,563	)		24,674

Other comprehensive (loss) income	155						(189	)	(24	)				(58	)

Total comprehensive income (loss)	24,829			(1,393	)		23,365		3,378		(25,563	)		24,616


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2014:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	44,258			15,152			(87,965	)	(27,401	)	(10,229	)		(66,185	)

Cash flow used in investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment - net							(5,718	)	(49	)				(5,767	)

Sale and redemption of marketable securities							39,243							39,243

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							(13,602	)	(67,052	)				(80,654	)

Return of investments in unconsolidated entities							35,714		3,300					39,014

Investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									(757	)				(757	)

Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									22,424					22,424

Acquisition of a business							(1,489,116	)						(1,489,116	)

Dividend received - intercompany							15,000				(15,000	)		—

Intercompany advances	(289,604	)		(342,492	)						632,096			—

Net cash used in investing activities	(289,604	)		(342,492	)		(1,418,479	)	(42,134	)	617,096			(1,475,613	)

Cash flow provided by financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes				600,000										600,000

Debt issuance costs for senior notes				(4,700	)									(4,700	)

Proceeds from loans payable							1,141,300		456,262					1,597,562

Debt issuance costs for loans payable							(3,005	)						(3,005	)

Principal payments of loans payable							(572,257	)	(474,420	)				(1,046,677	)

Redemption of senior notes				(267,960	)									(267,960	)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	220,357													220,357

Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	23,333													23,333

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	1,841													1,841

Purchase of treasury stock	(185	)												(185	)

Receipts related to noncontrolling interest									81					81

Dividend paid - intercompany									(15,000	)	15,000			—

Intercompany advances							505,993		115,874		(621,867	)		—

Net cash provided by financing activities	245,346			327,340			1,072,031		82,797		(606,867	)		1,120,647

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(434,413	)	13,262		—			(421,151	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			—			670,102		102,870		—			772,972

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	—			—			235,689		116,132		—			351,821

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2013:


	Toll			Subsidiary			Guarantor		Non-		Eliminations			Consolidated
	Brothers,			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Guarantor
	Inc.								Subsidiaries
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	45,380			2,599			(484,680	)	3,688		(12,395	)		(445,408	)

Cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment — net							(8,588	)	(11,676	)				(20,264	)

Purchase of marketable securities							(25,938	)	(10,224	)				(36,162	)

Sale and redemption of marketable securities							209,484		30,000					239,484

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities							(21,637	)	(10,357	)				(31,994	)

Return of investments in unconsolidated entities							23,437		11,249					34,686

Investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									(26,155	)				(26,155	)

Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate									6,114					6,114

Intercompany advances	(53,632	)		(241,581	)						295,213			—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(53,632	)		(241,581	)		176,758		(11,049	)	295,213			165,709

Cash flow provided by financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes				298,050										298,050

Proceeds from loans payable									501,884					501,884

Principal payments of loans payable							(29,153	)	(516,022	)				(545,175	)

Redemption of senior notes				(59,068	)									(59,068	)

Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	8,430													8,430

Purchase of treasury stock	(178	)												(178	)

Receipts related to noncontrolling interest									33					33

Intercompany advances							233,990		48,828		(282,818	)		—

Net cash provided by financing activities	8,252			238,982			204,837		34,723		(282,818	)		203,976

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			(103,085	)	27,362		—			(75,723	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	—			—			712,024		66,800		—			778,824

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	—			—			608,939		94,162		—			703,101

Significant_Accounting_Policie2

Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	6 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	Apr. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Percentage Investment in Partnerships and Affiliates up to which Accounted as Equity Method Investment	50.00%
Condition for accounting in investments as per equity method	'Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated.

Acquisition_Acquisition_Schedu

Acquisition Acquisition (Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Feb. 04, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2013	Shapell [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	'	$106,233
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	'	1,509,501
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	'	404
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets	'	10,759
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	'	1,626,897
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	'	-5,429
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	'	-26,119
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	'	31,548
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	'	$1,595,349

Acquisition_Acquisition_Pro_Fo

Acquisition Acquisition (Pro Forma Information) (Details) (Shapell [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Shapell [Member]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$860,374	$606,564	$1,637,554	$1,145,337
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$74,674	$29,488	$137,943	$39,485
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	$0.42	$0.17	$0.78	$0.22
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$0.40	$0.16	$0.75	$0.22

Acquisition_Acquisition_Detail

Acquisition Acquisition (Detail Textuals) (USD $)

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Feb. 04, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 03, 2014

Shapell [Member]

New Credit Facility [Member]

Five year term note [Member]

Shapell [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement

4-Feb-14

Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity

'Shapell Industries, Inc.

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$1,600,000,000

Number of home sites included in acquisition

4,950

Business acquisition, number of selling communities

Number of Homes to be Delivered

4,324

126

Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes

3,210,000,000

105,300,000

Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding

95,000,000

370,000,000

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

1,035,000,000

Long-term Debt

485,000,000

Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities

816,000,000

Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs

5,100,000

5,900,000

Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual

102,000,000

Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual

$6,100,000

Inventory_Details

Inventory (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Total Inventory	'	'
Inventory	$6,548,024	$4,650,412
Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'
Total Inventory	'	'
Inventory	139,961	99,802
Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'
Total Inventory	'	'
Inventory	2,385,234	1,287,630
Operating communities [Member]	'	'
Total Inventory	'	'
Inventory	$4,022,829	$3,262,980

Inventory_Details_1

Inventory (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'
Temporarily Closed communities	'	'
Number of Communities (in ones)	20	25
Carrying Value	$136,870	$153,498
Operating communities [Member]	'	'
Temporarily Closed communities	'	'
Number of Communities (in ones)	14	15
Carrying Value	$83,172	$88,534

Inventory_Details_2

Inventory (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	$1,924	'	'	'	$1,029	'	$3,906	$1,738	'
Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	324	'	'	'	689	'	1,006	698	'
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	0	'	'	'	0	'	0	0	'
Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Schedule Of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	$1,600	$1,300	$2,200	$100	$340	$700	$2,900	$1,040	$3,340

Inventory_Details_3

Inventory (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$356,618	$340,904	$343,077	$330,581
Interest incurred	42,684	32,303	82,628	64,051
Interest expensed to cost of revenues	-29,145	-23,016	-54,585	-42,990
Write-off against other income	-722	-1,133	-1,039	-1,221
Capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities	-2,300	-1,509	-4,757	-2,872
Previously capitalized interest in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory	0	0	1,811	0
Interest capitalized, end of period	$367,135	$347,549	$367,135	$347,549

Inventory_Details_Textual

Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	79	87	'
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	$802,689	$1,124,288	'
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	47,861	51,921	'
Reduction in Capitalized Interest	$35,381	'	$43,400

Investments_in_and_Advances_to2

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Condensed Balance Sheets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$108,652	$137,101
Inventory	666,271	693,962
Non-performing loan portfolio	69,909	107,411
Rental properties	125,298	164,325
Rental properties under development	177,390	133,081
Real estate owned ("REO")	207,358	202,259
Other assets	267,698	257,327
Total assets	1,622,576	1,695,466
Debt	457,351	538,303
Other liabilities	84,490	50,491
Member's equity	907,399	897,027
Non-controlling interest	173,336	209,645
Total liabilities and equity	1,622,576	1,695,466
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	441,842	403,133
Restricted cash	22,542	32,036
Development Joint Ventures, Total [Member]	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	31,267	30,826
Inventory	256,691	350,150
Non-performing loan portfolio	'	'
Rental properties	'	'
Rental properties under development	'	'
Real estate owned ("REO")	'	'
Other assets	19,275	12,700
Total assets	307,233	393,676
Debt	36,092	135,200
Other liabilities	26,279	21,015
Member's equity	244,862	237,461
Non-controlling interest	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	307,233	393,676
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	160,528	142,448
Homebuilding Joint Ventures, Total [Member]	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	26,209	31,164
Inventory	409,188	338,814
Non-performing loan portfolio	'	'
Rental properties	'	'
Rental properties under development	'	'
Real estate owned ("REO")	'	'
Other assets	78,720	70,180
Total assets	514,117	440,158
Debt	10,174	11,977
Other liabilities	38,783	19,636
Member's equity	465,160	408,545
Non-controlling interest	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	514,117	440,158
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	182,956	166,271
Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	39,360	35,014
Inventory	392	4,998
Non-performing loan portfolio	'	'
Rental properties	125,298	164,325
Rental properties under development	177,390	133,081
Real estate owned ("REO")	'	'
Other assets	13,774	18,526
Total assets	356,214	355,944
Debt	255,185	235,226
Other liabilities	19,210	9,461
Member's equity	81,819	111,257
Non-controlling interest	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	356,214	355,944
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	75,574	68,711
Structured Asset Joint Venture [Member]	'	'
Condensed Balance Sheets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	11,816	40,097
Inventory	'	'
Non-performing loan portfolio	69,909	107,411
Rental properties	'	'
Rental properties under development	'	'
Real estate owned ("REO")	207,358	202,259
Other assets	155,929	155,921
Total assets	445,012	505,688
Debt	155,900	155,900
Other liabilities	218	379
Member's equity	115,558	139,764
Non-controlling interest	173,336	209,645
Total liabilities and equity	445,012	505,688
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	22,784	25,703
Restricted cash	$155,921	$155,921

Investments_in_and_Advances_to3

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Condensed Statements of Operations:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$133,115	$69,812	$155,973	$99,796
Cost of revenues	80,490	43,327	97,867	66,281
Other expenses	11,176	7,585	24,944	14,793
Total expenses	91,666	50,912	122,811	81,074
Loss/ Gain on disposition of loans and REO	-2,551	-12,812	-6,458	-39,704
Income (loss) from operations	44,000	31,712	39,620	58,426
Other income	1,917	501	44,938	603
Net income (loss)	45,917	32,213	84,558	59,029
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	-1,751	-8,689	-2,654	-23,858
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	44,166	23,524	81,904	35,171
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-56	-20	729	282
Total comprehensive income	44,110	23,504	82,633	35,453
Company's equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	14,327	4,993	37,242	8,076
Development Joint Ventures, Total [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Statements of Operations:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	110,406	33,395	111,950	35,022
Cost of revenues	61,488	16,587	62,170	17,805
Other expenses	210	567	465	758
Total expenses	61,698	17,154	62,635	18,563
Loss/ Gain on disposition of loans and REO	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	48,708	16,241	49,315	16,459
Other income	4	2	5	5
Net income (loss)	48,712	16,243	49,320	16,464
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	48,712	16,243	49,320	16,464
Other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Total comprehensive income	48,712	16,243	49,320	16,464
Company's equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	135	2,894	103	2,796
Homebuilding Joint Ventures, Total [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Statements of Operations:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	11,647	13,787	23,228	22,757
Cost of revenues	11,451	12,868	21,825	19,973
Other expenses	1,047	690	2,047	1,154
Total expenses	12,498	13,558	23,872	21,127
Loss/ Gain on disposition of loans and REO	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-851	229	-644	1,630
Other income	162	421	201	435
Net income (loss)	-689	650	-443	2,065
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	-689	650	-443	2,065
Other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Total comprehensive income	-689	650	-443	2,065
Company's equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	145	369	327	1,079
Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Statements of Operations:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	7,557	10,621	17,006	20,303
Cost of revenues	3,419	4,717	7,390	9,010
Other expenses	9,504	5,069	21,558	10,565
Total expenses	12,923	9,786	28,948	19,575
Loss/ Gain on disposition of loans and REO	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-5,366	835	-11,942	728
Other income	342	3	43,199	9
Net income (loss)	-5,024	838	31,257	737
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	-5,024	838	31,257	737
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-56	-20	729	282
Total comprehensive income	-5,080	818	31,986	1,019
Company's equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	12,872	572	36,622	1,130
Structured Asset Joint Venture [Member]	'	'	'	'
Condensed Statements of Operations:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	3,505	12,009	3,789	21,714
Cost of revenues	4,132	9,155	6,482	19,493
Other expenses	415	1,259	874	2,316
Total expenses	4,547	10,414	7,356	21,809
Loss/ Gain on disposition of loans and REO	-2,551	-12,812	-6,458	-39,704
Income (loss) from operations	1,509	14,407	2,891	39,609
Other income	1,409	75	1,533	154
Net income (loss)	2,918	14,482	4,424	39,763
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	-1,751	-8,689	-2,654	-23,858
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	1,167	5,793	1,770	15,905
Other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Total comprehensive income	1,167	5,793	1,770	15,905
Company's equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)	$1,175	$1,158	$190	$3,071

Investments_in_and_Advances_to4

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details Textual) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Development Joint Ventures, Total [Member]

Development Joint Venture (five) [Member]

Development Joint Venture (two) [Member]

Development Joint Venture (three) [Member]

Development Joint Venture (four) [Member]

Corporate Joint Venture [Member]

Homebuilding Joint Ventures, Total [Member]

Rental Joint Ventures, excluding Trusts i and II [Member]

Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member]

Rental Joint Ventures, JVs with new borrowings [Member]

Retail Joint Venture - two [Member]

Retail Joint Venture, one [Member]

Trust I [Member]

Trust II [Member]

Structured Asset Joint Venture [Member]

Joint Ventures, variable interest entities [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract]

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

$441,842,000

$403,133,000

$160,528,000

$142,448,000

$24,228,000

$40,600,000

$11,850,000

$77,300,000

$182,956,000

$166,271,000

$75,300,000

$75,574,000

$68,711,000

$14,500,000

$29,400,000

($900,000)

$1,200,000

$22,784,000

$25,703,000

$31,400,000

$22,900,000

Funding Commitments

101,742,000

45,400,000

9,000,000

10,000,000

33,000,000

23,300,000

200,000

47,800,000

41,700,000

Number of lots committed to purchase

115

Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unconsolidated Entities that the Company has Investments in

12,552,000

61,738,000

Percentage ownership held by company

50.00%

33.30%

50.00%

Number of joint venture with funding commitments

Number of joint ventures with loan commitments

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

105,000,000

25,000,000

40,000,000

80,000,000

319,800,000

126,000,000

54,000,000

120,000,000

Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding

95,000,000

29,200,000

24,200,000

5,000,000

32,200,000

1,300,000

14,200,000

Number of Units in Real Estate Property

600

287

Number of acres owned by venture

945

Number of floors in apartment building

Maximum amount of line of credit commitment

40,000,000

Owned by Third Party

50.00%

33.30%

50.00%

Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments

14,327,000

4,993,000

37,242,000

8,076,000

135,000

2,894,000

103,000

2,796,000

145,000

369,000

327,000

1,079,000

12,872,000

572,000

36,622,000

1,130,000

12,000,000

600,000

23,500,000

1,175,000

1,158,000

190,000

3,071,000

Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions

39,471,000

8,855,000

12,500,000

10,200,000

20,000,000

Land sales, net

4,929,000

110,000

11,187,000

255,000

2,900,000

Percent owned by Company's Management

33.30%

Transfer of Inventory to Investment

700,000

27,631,000

27,100,000

28,800,000

Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unrelated Parties

1,105,268,000

1,301,987,000

79,300,000

Venture payment to align capital accounts

1,200,000

Contribution of cash to joint venture

15,480,000

11,800,000

unimproved lots controlled by JV

2,900

6,500

1,300

1,200

2,000

Number of lots to be acquired from joint venture

3,800

935

Management fee income

1,227,000

804,000

2,454,000

1,131,000

600,000

500,000

1,100,000

Partners' Capital Account, Distributions

36,000,000

Joint Venture Description

'Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated.

'is a 20% participant with two unrelated parties that purchased a 40% interest in an entity that owns and controls a portfolio of loans and real estate

Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted

424,800,000

Guarantor Obligations, Term

'P19M

'P44M

Maxiumum guarantor obigation for borrowings by JVs

61,400,000

Ground lease and other, guarantee

11,400,000

9,325,000

9,563,000

Number of JVs, ground lease and other

Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure

2,010,000

Total joint venture loan commitments subject to guarantees

424,750,000

Borrowed against Loan Commitments

$61,400,000

variable interest entity, number of entities, not primary beneficiary

Investments_in_Distressed_Loan2

Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as a Debt Security, Accret Dff, loans acquired during period	'	'	'	'	'
Investment in non-performing loan portfolios	'	'	'	'	'
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	35,528	'	35,528	'	63,381
Discount on acquired loans	-16,729	'	-16,729	'	-27,007
Investments in distressed loans	18,799	'	18,799	'	36,374
Activity in accretable yield for investment in non-performing loan portfolios	'	'	'	'	'
Begining balance	3,090	13,406	6,606	17,196	'
Additions	385	471	554	471	'
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Disposals of Loans	-189	-1,528	3,372	3,915	'
Accretions	-454	-1,120	-956	-2,523	'
Ending balance	2,832	11,229	2,832	11,229	'
Schedule of changes in real estate owned [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	79,267	68,764	72,972	58,353	'
Real Estate Owned Additions	871	3,277	8,036	14,317	'
Real Estate Owned, Sales	3,384	472	-4,192	-911	'
Real Estate Owned, Impairments	2	'	-2	-15	'
Real Estate Held And Used Depreciation	-100	-111	-162	-286	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	$76,652	$71,458	$76,652	$71,458	'

Investments_in_Distressed_Loan3

Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	$76,652,000	$71,458,000	$76,652,000	$71,458,000	$79,267,000	$72,972,000	$68,764,000	$58,353,000
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment in performing loans	0	'	0	'	'	800,000	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	11,500,000	'	11,500,000	'	'	21,400,000	'	'
Gains (losses) upon acquisition of REO	0	800,000	1,500,000	1,500,000	'	'	'	'
Income from Gibraltar	1,382,000	961,000	5,714,000	1,112,000	'	'	'	'
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	7,200,000	'	7,200,000	'	'	9,400,000	'	'
real estate held and used [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	$69,500,000	'	$69,500,000	'	'	$62,000,000	'	'

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and2

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Loans Payable (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$95,000	'
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent	485,000	'
Other Loans Payable	167,088	107,222
Loans Payable	$747,088	$107,222

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and3

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Credit Facility (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	New Credit Facility [Member]	New Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	'	'	$1,035,000,000	$1,035,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract	'	'	'	'5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Banks included	'	'	15	15
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	'	'	'	1-Aug-18
Line of credit facility, available for letters of credit	'	'	'	0.75
Mortgage Loan Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Increased	'	'	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	'	'	1.85%	1.85%
Maximum Permissible Leverage Ratio	'	'	'	'1.75 to 1.00
Minimum Net Worth Required for Compliance	'	'	2,450,000,000	2,450,000,000
Existing Leverage Ratio	'.814	'	'	'
Tangible Net Worth	'	'	3,650,000,000	3,650,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	95,000,000	'	95,000,000	95,000,000
Ability to repurchase common stock	'	'	1,710,000,000	1,710,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	93,800,000	'	90,800,000	90,800,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit	'	'	$275,000,000	'

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and4

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility and 364-Day Facility (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 03, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 04, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 03, 2014	Feb. 03, 2014
			Five year term note [Member]	Five year term note [Member]	three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member]	three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member]	Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member]	New Credit Facility [Member]	Shapell [Member]	Shapell [Member]
									Five year term note [Member]	New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Maturity Period	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest above fed funds rate	0.50%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Long-term Debt	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$485,000,000	'
Number of banks included in Credit Facility	'	'	'	10	'	5	'	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract	'	'	'	'	'364 days	'	'	'5 years	'	'
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	95,000,000	'	'	'	0	'	'	95,000,000	'	370,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	'	'	'	'	'	$500,000,000	'	$1,035,000,000	'	'
Percent of interest above Libor	1.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percent interest added when euro rate option selected	0.25%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	'	'	1.56%	'	'	'	'	1.85%	'	'
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	'	'	'	'	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'

Senior_Notes_Payable_Details_T

Senior Notes Payable (Details Textual 2) (USD $)

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Nov. 12, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Nov. 13, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

13-May-13

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 03, 2013

Jan. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2012

debtissuances

Senior Notes Issued for Cash [Member]

Four Point Nine Fine Percent Senior Notes Due two thousand and fourteen [Member]

Four percent Senior Notes due two thousand and eighteen [Member]

five point six two five percent Senior notes due twenty twenty four [Member]

Five Point Nine Five Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Thirteen [Member]

4.375% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]

four point three seven five percent Senior Notes due 2023 second tranche [Member]

Six Point Eight Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Twelve [Member]

Senior Note Payable (Textual) [Abstract]

Number of issuances of senior debt

Issued Senior Notes

$2,654,438

$2,321,442

$2,657,400

$300,000

$100,000

Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt

600,000

298,050

350,000

250,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

4.95%

4.00%

5.63%

5.95%

4.38%

6.88%

percentage above par, senior debt issued

103.00%

Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs

596,200

102,300

298,100

Repayments of Senior Debt

$267,960

$59,068

$268,000

$104,800

$59,100

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and5

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Mortgage Company Loan Facility (Details Textual 3) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Mortgage Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	'	'	$50,000,000
Mortgage Loan Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Increased	'	'	75,000,000
Interest Rate on Loan Commitments in Addition to Libor	'	'	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	'	'	3.00%
Mortgage company warehouse loan	$56,842,000	$75,000,000	$56,842,000

Loans_Payable_Senior_Notes_and6

Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Loans Payable - Other (Details Textual 4) (Loans Payable [Member])	Apr. 30, 2014
Loans Payable [Member]	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.64%

Accrued_Expenses_Details

Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Accrued expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'
Land, land development and construction	$136,781	'	$152,674	'	'	'
Compensation and employee benefits	111,664	'	111,561	'	'	'
Insurance and litigation	92,814	'	89,104	'	'	'
Warranty	52,579	42,688	43,819	41,109	41,241	41,706
Interest	37,444	'	25,675	'	'	'
Due to Affiliate	4,259	'	3,804	'	'	'
Other	104,132	'	96,350	'	'	'
Accrued expenses, Total	$539,673	'	$522,987	'	'	'

Accrued_Expenses_Details_1

Accrued Expenses (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Changes in the warranty accrual	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of year	$42,688	$41,241	$43,819	$41,706
Additions - homes closed during the year	4,205	2,934	7,302	5,223
Product Warranty Accrual Acquired	9,244	'	9,244	'
Increase (decrease) to accruals for homes closed in prior periods	1,077	-212	1,421	-478
Charges incurred	-4,635	-2,854	-9,207	-5,342
Balance, end of year	$52,579	$41,109	$52,579	$41,109

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate	'	'	'	'
Federal tax (benefit) provision at statutory rate	$32,719	$14,339	$57,652	$17,253
State taxes, net of federal benefit	4,866	1,705	7,851	2,051
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Amount	-2,417	'	-4,251	'
Other permanent differences, Deduction, Amount	-1,324	'	-2,338	'
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions	-9,112	'	-9,112	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense	340	817	1,126	1,982
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)	5,406	'	5,406	'
Valuation allowance - reversed	-778	-1,061	-1,226	-1,277
Other	-1,438	494	-1,191	179
Income tax provision (benefit)	$28,262	$16,294	$53,917	$20,188
Federal tax (benefit) provision at statutory rate, percentage	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State taxes net of federal benefit, percentage	5.20%	4.20%	4.80%	4.20%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Percent	-2.60%	'	-2.60%	'
Other permanent differences, rate reconciliation, deduction, percent	-1.40%	'	-1.40%	'
Reversal of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State and Local Income Taxes	-9.70%	'	-5.50%	'
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments, percentage	0.40%	2.00%	0.70%	4.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Unrecognized Tax Benefit	5.80%	'	3.30%	'
Valuation allowance - reversed, percentage	-0.80%	-2.60%	-0.70%	-2.60%
Other, percentage	-1.50%	1.20%	-0.70%	0.40%
Tax provision (benefit), percentage	30.20%	39.80%	32.70%	41.00%

Income_Taxes_Details_Textual

Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Number of states	20	'	'
State taxes net of federal benefit, percentage	7.30%	6.50%	'
Recognized cumulative valuation allowances against state deferred tax assets	$54.50	'	$55.70

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	$4,625	$4,343	$12,294	$10,027
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	$1,647	$1,588	$4,619	$3,666

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai1

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate	'	'	42.71%	46.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Payments	'	'	$0	$0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	$14.26	$13.05
Stock based expense recognized	4,625,000	4,343,000	12,294,000	10,027,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	$1,630,000	$1,360,000	$5,660,000	$4,835,000
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	'	'	44.71%	48.13%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	'	'	2.71%	1.56%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'	'	'9 years 0 months 8 days	'8 years 10 months 16 days
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	'	'	36.44%	44.04%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	'	'	1.45%	0.64%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'	'	'4 years 6 months 20 days	'4 years 5 months 22 days

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai2

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 20, 2013	Jan. 29, 2013
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	$4,625	$4,343	$12,294	$10,027	'	'	'
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Issuance of restricted stock and stock units, shares	'	'	284,037	302,511	'	'	'
Closing price of the Company's common stock on date of issuance	'	'	'	'	'	$35.16	$37.78
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	'	'	9,987	'	11,429	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	2,382	2,074	4,453	2,588	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	956,725	'	956,725	'	672,687	'	'
Unamortized value of RSUs	$13,653	'	$13,653	'	$8,120	'	'

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai3

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Stock Price-Based RSUs issued	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	$4,625	$4,343	$12,294	$10,027	'
Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Price-Based RSUs issued	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	0	416	231	979	'
Aggregate outstanding RSUs	0	'	0	'	306,000
Unamortized value of RSUs	$0	'	$0	'	$231

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai4

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 20, 2013	Dec. 17, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	$4,625	$4,343	$12,294	$10,027	'	'	'
Non-Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted stock units issued	'	'	99,336	'	94,080	'	'
Closing Price of Company Common Stock at Issuance Date	'	'	'	'	'	$35.16	$32.22
Fair value of restricted stock units issued	'	'	3,493	'	3,031	'	'
Stock based expense recognized	591	472	1,902	1,584	'	'	'
Summary of aggregate number and unamortized value of outstanding stock price based RSUs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate outstanding RSUs	307,606	'	307,606	'	225,252	'	'
Unamortized value of RSUs	$3,248	'	$3,248	'	$1,706	'	'

StockBased_Benefit_Plans_Detai5

Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross shares distributed related to restricted stock	'	'	'	306,000	200,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	'	'	'4 years	'	'
Stock Based Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Minimum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award	90.00%	'	'	'	'
Maximum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award	110.00%	'	'	'	'
Stock Based Benefit Plans (Additional Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate unamortized value of outstanding stock based compensation awards	$33.10	$19.90	'	'	'

Employee_Retirement_Plans_Deta

Employee Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Unfunded Defined Benefit Retirement Plans	'	'	2	'
Costs and payments related to supplemental retirement plans	'	'	'	'
Service cost	$117	$117	$235	$236
Interest cost	318	261	636	521
Amortization of prior service obligation	161	211	322	422
Amortization of unrecognized losses	3	36	6	72
Total costs	599	625	1,199	1,251
Benefits paid	$211	$211	$444	$444

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	($2,124)	($4,803)	($2,387)	($4,819)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-28	-194	259	-424
Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax	179	110	322	357
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	-57	26	-224	25
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	94	-58	357	-42
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-2,030	-4,861	-2,030	-4,861
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-2,059	-4,619	-2,112	-4,446
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	'	0	-77	-519
Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax	164	247	328	494
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	-61	-92	-95	7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	103	155	156	-18
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-1,956	-4,464	-1,956	-4,464
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-36	276	-5	180
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	'	-67	-29	71
Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax	15	-137	-6	-137
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	-6	71	13	29
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	9	-133	-22	-37
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-27	143	-27	143
Derivative [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-29	-460	-270	-553
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-28	-127	365	24
Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Before Tax	'	0	'	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	10	47	-142	-11
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	-18	-80	223	13
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	($47)	($540)	($47)	($540)

Stock_Issuance_and_Stock_Repur2

Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Nov. 07, 2013	Mar. 31, 2003
Share Repurchase Program	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares purchased	3,000	'	3,000	5,000	5,000	'	'
Average price per share	$36.04	'	$34.49	$34.71	$33.61	'	'
Remaining authorization at April 30:	8,263,000	'	8,760,000	8,263,000	8,760,000	'	'
Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	'	7,200,000	'	'	'	'	'
Par value of common stock repurchased	'	'	'	'	'	$0.01	$0.01
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share	'	'	'	'	'	$32	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	'	'	'	$220,357	'	'	'
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	'	'	'	'	'	'	20,000,000

Income_Per_Share_Information_D

Income Per Share Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Sep. 05, 2012
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Zero Point Five Percent Exchangeable Senior Notes Due Two Thousand and Thirty Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Net Income Attributable to Parent	$65,222	$24,674	$110,802	$29,106	'
Interest on Convertible Debt, Net of Tax	392	401	789	804	'
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted	$65,614	$25,075	$111,591	$29,910	'
Basic weighted-average shares	178,082	169,380	177,278	169,222	'
Common stock equivalents	2,502	2,898	2,529	2,869	'
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Conversion of Debt Securities	5,858	5,858	5,858	5,858	'
Diluted weighted-average shares	186,442	178,136	185,665	177,949	'
Weighted-Average Number of Anti-Dilutive Options and RSU's	1,249	1,299	1,426	1,139	'
Shares Issued under Stock Incentive and Employee Stock Purchase Plans	212	110	1,225	634	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	'	'	'	'	0.50%

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_4

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 FV of Fin Instr) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net	$68,642	$113,517
Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net	68,642	113,517
Forward Loan Commitments - Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Fair value of commitments	67	-496
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Fair value of commitments	-250	-181
Forward Loan Commitments [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Fair value of commitments	250	181
Corporate Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Summary of assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'	'
Fair value of securities	$13,000	$52,508

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_41

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 loan UPB vs FV) (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Aggregate unpaid principal and fair value of mortgage loans held for sale	'	'
Aggregate unpaid principal balance	$68,014	$111,896
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net	68,642	113,517
Excess	628	1,621
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Aggregate unpaid principal and fair value of mortgage loans held for sale	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net	$68,642	$113,517

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_42

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 marketable securities) (Details 2) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'
Marketable Securities Maturities Term Minimum	'5 days	'
Marketable Securities Maturities Term Maximum	'19 months	'
Summary of amortized cost gross unrealized holding gains and losses	'	'
Amortized cost	$13,045	$52,502
Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Accumulated Investments	0	71
Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Loss Accumulated Investments	-45	-65
Fair value	$13,000	$52,508

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Fair_Va

Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 Inv Impair inputs) (Details 3) (Details) (Operating communities [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value inputs, assets, quantitative information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average selling price	$634	$388	$315	$475	$0	$303
Sales pace (in ones)	4	21	2	2	0	15
Discount rate	12.00%	16.60%	15.00%	15.00%	0.00%	15.30%
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value inputs, assets, quantitative information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average selling price	$760	$405	$362	$500	$0	$307
Sales pace (in ones)	7	23	7	2	0	15
Discount rate	15.30%	16.60%	15.00%	15.00%	0.00%	15.30%

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_43

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 inventory fv) (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Statement of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Operating Communities Tested	65	67	63	76	79	60	'	'	'
Number of Communities Impaired	2	1	2	1	1	2	'	'	'
Fair Value of the Impaired Inventory	$6,211	$7,131	$6,798	$191	$749	$5,377	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	1,924	'	'	'	1,029	'	3,906	1,738	'
Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Statement of Inventory [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Write-down	$1,600	$1,300	$2,200	$100	$340	$700	$2,900	$1,040	$3,340

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_44

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 Gibraltar) (Details 5) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Carrying value and estimated fair value of distressed loans	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	$18,799	$36,374
Investment in distressed loans, fair value	$23,379	$45,355

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Level_45

Fair Value Disclosures (Level 4 debt fv) (Details 6) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Book value and estimated fair value of the Company's debt	'	'
Loans payable (a)	$747,088	$107,222
Senior notes	2,654,438	2,321,442
Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	56,842	75,000
Book value [Member]	'	'
Book value and estimated fair value of the Company's debt	'	'
Loans payable (a)	747,088	107,222
Senior notes	2,657,376	2,325,336
Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	56,842	75,000
Total debt	3,461,306	2,507,558
Estimate fair value [Member]	'	'
Book value and estimated fair value of the Company's debt	'	'
Loans payable (a)	746,604	106,988
Senior notes	2,848,751	2,458,737
Mortgage company warehouse loan (c)	56,842	75,000
Total debt	$3,652,197	$2,640,725

Other_Income_Net_Details

Other Income - Net (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Interest income	$825	$1,202	$1,889	$2,677
Income from Ancillary Businesses	2,337	2,154	3,950	3,432
Gibraltar	1,382	961	5,714	1,112
Management fee income	1,227	804	2,454	1,131
Retained customer deposits	422	445	1,310	1,123
Land sales, net	4,929	110	11,187	255
IncomeRecognizedDueToSettlementOfLitigation	'	13,229	'	13,229
Interest Expenses	-656	0	-656	0
Other misc income	635	629	1,794	1,201
Total other income - net	11,101	19,534	27,642	24,160
Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses	'	'	'	'
Revenue	22,808	22,785	43,748	39,426
Expense	$20,471	$20,631	$39,798	$35,994

Other_Income_Net_Details_Textu

Other Income - Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Other Income - Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Land Sales	$4,929,000	$110,000	$11,187,000	$255,000
Number of derivative lawsuits	'	'	'	3
Litigation Settlement, Amount	'	'	'	16,200,000
Legal Fees	'	'	'	3,000,000
Amount paid by insurance carriers for litigation	'	'	'	9,800,000
Trust Two [Member]	'	'	'	'
Land Sales	'	'	$2,900,000	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes	$3,210,000,000	'
Company's land purchase commitments	'	'
Aggregate purchase commitments unrelated parties	1,105,268,000	1,301,987,000
Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unconsolidated Entities that the Company has Investments in	12,552,000	61,738,000
Total	1,117,820,000	1,363,725,000
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	96,002,000	76,986,000
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,021,818,000	1,286,739,000
Total	1,117,820,000	1,363,725,000
Amount of Additional Cash Required to Acquire Land Included in Accrued Expenses	$1,383,000	$1,439,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Company's mortgage commitments	'	'
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments	$941,893	$893,283
Investor commitments to purchase	354,181	355,868
Mortgage loans receivable [Member]	'	'
Company's mortgage commitments	'	'
Investor commitments to purchase	61,593	107,873
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]	'	'
Company's mortgage commitments	'	'
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments	292,588	247,995
Investor commitments to purchase	292,588	247,995
Non IRLC [Member]	'	'
Company's mortgage commitments	'	'
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments	$649,305	$645,288

Commitments_and_Contingencies_3

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]	'
Outstanding letter of credit	$93,800,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]	'
Number of lots to be acquired from joint venture	3,800
Purchase commitments to acquire land for apartment development	56,000,000
Deposits on purchase commitment to acquire land for apartment development	3,600,000
Outstanding surety bonds	560,300,000
Amount of work remains on improvements in the Company's various communities	377,400,000
Additional outstanding surety bonds	71,800,000
Number of homes to be delivered	4,324
Aggregate sales value of outstanding homes to be delivered	3,210,000,000
Collateralized under credit facility [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]	'
Outstanding letter of credit	90,800,000
Collateralized by restricted cash [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]	'
Outstanding letter of credit	$3,000,000
Development Joint Venture (five) [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]	'
Number of lots to be acquired from joint venture	935

Information_on_Operating_Segme2

Information on Operating Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$860,374	$516,004	$1,504,055	$940,605	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	93,484	40,968	164,719	49,294	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	8,245,066	'	8,245,066	'	6,827,459
North [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	137,241	92,248	264,885	174,567	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	8,806	3,195	17,152	7,915	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	1,004,364	'	1,004,364	'	963,597
Mid-Atlantic [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	180,475	140,519	349,571	270,110	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	24,358	17,140	45,909	31,990	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	1,254,364	'	1,254,364	'	1,231,438
South [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	186,129	135,557	336,688	222,742	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	23,584	14,199	40,952	17,013	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	1,157,627	'	1,157,627	'	953,955
West [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	321,609	128,621	507,835	241,216	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	44,844	13,008	78,714	21,055	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	2,831,037	'	2,831,037	'	1,290,388
Traditional Homebuilding [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	825,454	496,945	1,458,979	908,635	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	101,592	47,542	182,727	77,973	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	6,247,392	'	6,247,392	'	4,439,378
City Living [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	34,920	19,059	45,076	31,970	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	10,022	5,639	8,964	8,336	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	817,287	'	817,287	'	674,302
Corporate and other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	-18,130	-12,213	-26,972	-37,015	'
Total assets	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	$1,180,387	'	$1,180,387	'	$1,713,779

Information_on_Operating_Segme3

Information on Operating Segments (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	$6,548,024	'	$4,650,412	'	'	'	$6,548,024	'	$4,650,412
Inventory impairments and write-offs	1,924	'	'	'	1,029	'	3,906	1,738	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	441,842	'	403,133	'	'	'	441,842	'	403,133
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	0	'	'	'	0	'	0	0	'
Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	139,961	'	99,802	'	'	'	139,961	'	99,802
Inventory impairments and write-offs	324	'	'	'	689	'	1,006	698	'
Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	2,385,234	'	1,287,630	'	'	'	2,385,234	'	1,287,630
Inventory impairments and write-offs	0	'	'	'	0	'	0	0	'
Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	4,022,829	'	3,262,980	'	'	'	4,022,829	'	3,262,980
Inventory impairments and write-offs	1,600	1,300	2,200	100	340	700	2,900	1,040	3,340
North [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	16,783	'	16,267	'	'	'	16,783	'	16,267
Inventory impairments and write-offs	67	'	'	'	712	'	247	'	799
North [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	155,192	'	135,282	'	'	'	155,192	'	135,282
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
North [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	800,837	'	785,175	'	'	'	800,837	'	785,175
Inventory impairments and write-offs	1,600	'	'	'	340	'	2,900	840	'
Mid-Atlantic [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	11,850	'	11,850	'	'	'	11,850	'	11,850
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Mid-Atlantic [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	29,987	'	29,423	'	'	'	29,987	'	29,423
Inventory impairments and write-offs	81	'	'	'	1	'	326	'	17
Mid-Atlantic [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	226,783	'	308,585	'	'	'	226,783	'	308,585
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Mid-Atlantic [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	958,435	'	866,256	'	'	'	958,435	'	866,256
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
South [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	98,409	'	50,452	'	'	'	98,409	'	50,452
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
South [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	29,813	'	14,606	'	'	'	29,813	'	14,606
Inventory impairments and write-offs	90	'	'	'	5	'	339	'	361
South [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	257,587	'	158,457	'	'	'	257,587	'	158,457
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
South [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	735,898	'	690,302	'	'	'	735,898	'	690,302
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
West [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	83,851	'	110,467	'	'	'	83,851	'	110,467
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
West [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	14,274	'	13,371	'	'	'	14,274	'	13,371
Inventory impairments and write-offs	86	'	'	'	-29	'	94	'	-479
West [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	1,428,525	'	448,125	'	'	'	1,428,525	'	448,125
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
West [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	1,287,375	'	697,573	'	'	'	1,287,375	'	697,573
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	200	'
Traditional Homebuilding [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	194,110	'	172,769	'	'	'	194,110	'	172,769
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	0	'	'	'	0	'	0	0	'
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	90,857	'	73,667	'	'	'	90,857	'	73,667
Inventory impairments and write-offs	324	'	'	'	689	'	1,006	698	'
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	2,068,087	'	1,050,449	'	'	'	2,068,087	'	1,050,449
Inventory impairments and write-offs	0	'	'	'	0	'	0	0	'
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	3,782,545	'	3,039,306	'	'	'	3,782,545	'	3,039,306
Inventory impairments and write-offs	1,600	'	'	'	340	'	2,900	1,040	'
City Living [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	149,374	'	135,950	'	'	'	149,374	'	135,950
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
City Living [Member] \| Land controlled for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	49,104	'	26,135	'	'	'	49,104	'	26,135
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
City Living [Member] \| Land owned for future communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	317,147	'	237,181	'	'	'	317,147	'	237,181
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
City Living [Member] \| Operating communities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	240,284	'	223,674	'	'	'	240,284	'	223,674
Inventory impairments and write-offs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Corporate and other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	98,358	'	94,414	'	'	'	98,358	'	94,414
(Recovery) impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Information_on_Operating_Segme4

Information on Operating Segments Information on Operating Segments Textual (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Information on Operating Segments [Abstract]	'
Number of Operating Segments	2
Number of Geographic Segments	4

Supplemental_Disclosure_to_Con2

Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Shapell [Member]
Business Combination, recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, assets excluding cash	'	'	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	'	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	1,489,116	'	1,489,116
Cash flow information:	'	'	'
Interest Capitalized Net of Amounts Paid	3,798	'	'
Interest Paid, Net	'	8,947	'
Income tax payment	30,968	1,107	'
Income tax refunds	'	1,156	'
Non-cash activity:	'	'	'
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing municipal bonds or recorded due to VIE criteria, net	71,662	26,566	'
Financed portion of land sale	'	7,200	'
Reduction in inventory, share of equity earnings, land purchase from JV	1,229	1,327	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Amendments	77	519	'
Non cash increase in accrued expenses related to RSU pay out	4,972	2,942	'
Increase (reduction) of investments in unconsolidated entities due to increase/reduction in letters of credit or accrued liabilities	'	49	'
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	700	27,631	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	365	23	'
Change in fair value of debt guarantees	428	1,291	'
Miscellaneous increases (decreases) to investments in unconsolidated entities	($965)	$64	'

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa2

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 Senior Note table) (Details) (USD $)

Apr. 30, 2014

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Jun. 02, 2005

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 13, 2009

Apr. 30, 2014

Sep. 22, 2009

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 07, 2012

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 03, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Sep. 05, 2012

Apr. 30, 2014

Nov. 12, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Nov. 13, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]

Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Thirty-Two [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]

Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Textual) [Abstract]

Issued Senior Notes

$300,000

$400,000

$250,000

$419,876

$400,000

$287,500

$350,000

$250,000

Senior notes

$2,654,438

$2,321,442

$300,000

$400,000

$250,000

$419,876

$400,000

$287,500

$350,000

$250,000

Interest rate on notes

4.95%

5.15%

8.91%

6.75%

5.88%

4.38%

0.50%

4.00%

5.63%

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa3

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 BS) (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$351,821	'	$772,972	$703,101	'	$778,824
Marketable securities	13,000	'	52,508	'	'	'
Restricted cash	22,542	'	32,036	'	'	'
Inventory	6,548,024	'	4,650,412	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	131,222	'	131,320	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	249,934	'	229,295	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	68,642	'	113,517	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	54,417	'	46,888	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	441,842	'	403,133	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	18,799	'	36,374	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	76,652	79,267	72,972	71,458	68,764	58,353
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	0	'	0	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	268,171	'	286,032	'	'	'
Total assets	8,245,066	'	6,827,459	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	747,088	'	107,222	'	'	'
Senior notes	2,654,438	'	2,321,442	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	56,842	'	75,000	'	'	'
Customer deposits	254,621	'	212,669	'	'	'
Accounts payable	204,728	'	167,787	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	539,673	'	522,987	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	0	'	0	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	84,619	'	81,188	'	'	'
Total liabilities	4,542,009	'	3,488,295	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1,778	'	1,694	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	694,335	'	441,677	'	'	'
Retained earnings	3,002,805	'	2,892,003	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	-79	'	0	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-2,030	-2,124	-2,387	-4,861	-4,803	-4,819
Total stockholders' equity	3,696,809	'	3,332,987	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	6,248	'	6,177	'	'	'
Total equity	3,703,057	'	3,339,164	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	8,245,066	'	6,827,459	'	'	'
Toll Brothers Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	'	0	0	'	0
Marketable securities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted cash	15,202	'	15,182	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	'	'	'	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	14	'	33	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	3,498,129	'	3,113,203	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	268,171	'	286,032	'	'	'
Total assets	3,781,516	'	3,414,450	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Senior notes	'	'	'	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	14	'	'	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	84,619	'	81,188	'	'	'
Total liabilities	84,633	'	81,188	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	1,778	'	1,694	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	694,335	'	441,677	'	'	'
Retained earnings	3,002,805	'	2,892,003	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	-79	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-1,956	'	-2,112	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	3,696,883	'	3,333,262	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total equity	3,696,883	'	3,333,262	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,781,516	'	3,414,450	'	'	'
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	'	0	0	'	0
Marketable securities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted cash	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	'	'	'	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	18,586	'	15,675	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	2,676,995	'	2,334,503	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	2,695,581	'	2,350,178	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Senior notes	2,620,373	'	2,282,719	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	35,701	'	25,045	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	2,656,074	'	2,307,764	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	'	'	'	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	49,400	'	49,400	'	'	'
Retained earnings	-9,893	'	-6,986	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	39,507	'	42,414	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total equity	39,507	'	42,414	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,695,581	'	2,350,178	'	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	235,689	'	670,102	608,939	'	712,024
Marketable securities	2,977	'	42,491	'	'	'
Restricted cash	6,066	'	16,007	'	'	'
Inventory	6,447,307	'	4,625,252	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	116,677	'	116,809	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	127,331	'	101,321	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	54,417	'	46,888	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	153,428	'	175,159	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	4,740	'	4,740	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	7,148,632	'	5,798,769	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	747,088	'	107,222	'	'	'
Senior notes	'	'	'	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits	254,621	'	212,669	'	'	'
Accounts payable	204,634	'	167,733	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	368,330	'	355,590	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	2,145,441	'	1,627,130	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	3,720,114	'	2,470,344	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	48	'	48	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	'	'	'	'	'	'
Retained earnings	3,428,533	'	3,328,629	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-63	'	-252	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	3,428,518	'	3,328,425	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total equity	3,428,518	'	3,328,425	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	7,148,632	'	5,798,769	'	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	116,132	'	102,870	94,162	'	66,800
Marketable securities	10,023	'	10,017	'	'	'
Restricted cash	1,274	'	847	'	'	'
Inventory	100,717	'	25,160	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	14,545	'	14,511	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	122,173	'	131,701	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	68,642	'	113,517	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	288,414	'	227,974	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	18,799	'	36,374	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	76,652	'	72,972	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	817,371	'	735,943	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Senior notes	'	'	'	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	56,842	'	75,000	'	'	'
Customer deposits	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	94	'	54	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	154,217	'	161,402	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	583,803	'	467,929	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	794,956	'	704,385	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	3,006	'	3,006	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	1,734	'	1,734	'	'	'
Retained earnings	11,438	'	20,664	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-11	'	-23	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	16,167	'	25,381	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	6,248	'	6,177	'	'	'
Total equity	22,415	'	31,558	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	817,371	'	735,943	'	'	'
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	'	0	0	'	0
Marketable securities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted cash	'	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, construction and office equipment, net	'	'	'	'	'	'
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	-18,170	'	-19,435	'	'	'
Mortgage loans receivable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits held in escrow	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in distressed loans	'	'	'	'	'	'
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in and advances to consolidated entities	-6,179,864	'	-5,452,446	'	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total assets	-6,198,034	'	-5,471,881	'	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Senior notes	34,065	'	38,723	'	'	'
Mortgage company warehouse loan	'	'	'	'	'	'
Customer deposits	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accrued expenses	-18,589	'	-19,050	'	'	'
Advances from Affiliiate	-2,729,244	'	-2,095,059	'	'	'
Income taxes payable	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	-2,713,768	'	-2,075,386	'	'	'
Equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	-3,054	'	-3,054	'	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	-51,134	'	-51,134	'	'	'
Retained earnings	-3,430,078	'	-3,342,307	'	'	'
Treasury stock, at cost - 2 shares and 0 shares at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total stockholders' equity	-3,484,266	'	-3,396,495	'	'	'
Noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total equity	-3,484,266	'	-3,396,495	'	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	($6,198,034)	'	($5,471,881)	'	'	'

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa4

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 IS) (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$860,374	$516,004	$1,504,055	$940,605
Cost of revenues	687,998	420,013	1,202,030	765,950
Selling, general and administrative	104,320	79,550	202,190	157,597
Total	792,318	499,563	1,404,220	923,547
Income (loss) from operations	68,056	16,441	99,835	17,058
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	14,327	4,993	37,242	8,076
Other income - net	11,101	19,534	27,642	24,160
Intercompany interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	0	0
Loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income before income taxes	93,484	40,968	164,719	49,294
Income tax provision (benefit)	28,262	16,294	53,917	20,188
Net income	65,222	24,674	110,802	29,106
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	94	-58	357	-42
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	65,316	24,616	111,159	29,064
Toll Brothers Inc. [Member]	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Cost of revenues	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative	14	45	69	61
Total	14	45	69	61
Income (loss) from operations	-14	-45	-69	-61
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	'	'	'	'
Other income - net	2,295	2,299	4,660	4,685
Intercompany interest income	'	'	'	'
Interest Expense	'	'	'	'
Loss from subsidiaries	91,203	38,714	160,128	44,670
Income before income taxes	93,484	40,968	164,719	49,294
Income tax provision (benefit)	28,262	16,294	53,917	20,188
Net income	65,222	24,674	110,802	29,106
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	103	155	156	-18
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	65,325	24,829	110,958	29,088
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'
Cost of revenues	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative	928	715	1,865	1,402
Total	928	715	1,865	1,402
Income (loss) from operations	-928	-715	-1,865	-1,402
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	'	'	'	'
Other income - net	'	'	'	'
Intercompany interest income	37,963	30,333	76,107	60,060
Interest Expense	-39,325	-31,908	-78,899	-63,330
Loss from subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	-2,290	-2,290	-4,657	-4,672
Income tax provision (benefit)	-823	-897	-1,751	-1,830
Net income	-1,467	-1,393	-2,906	-2,842
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	-1,467	-1,393	-2,906	-2,842
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	869,305	523,403	1,520,077	953,625
Cost of revenues	690,656	424,278	1,206,293	772,981
Selling, general and administrative	110,947	86,079	213,647	170,586
Total	801,603	510,357	1,419,940	943,567
Income (loss) from operations	67,702	13,046	100,137	10,058
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	13,371	3,890	37,578	5,040
Other income - net	7,243	18,477	17,815	24,472
Intercompany interest income	'	'	'	'
Interest Expense	'	'	'	'
Loss from subsidiaries	2,887	3,301	4,598	5,100
Income before income taxes	91,203	38,714	160,128	44,670
Income tax provision (benefit)	33,212	15,160	60,224	17,493
Net income	57,991	23,554	99,904	27,177
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-11	-189	189	36
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	57,980	23,365	100,093	27,213
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	17,665	20,337	33,267	35,383
Cost of revenues	1,457	5,704	4,059	9,935
Selling, general and administrative	12,799	10,916	26,436	21,057
Total	14,256	16,620	30,495	30,992
Income (loss) from operations	3,409	3,717	2,772	4,391
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	956	1,103	-336	3,036
Other income - net	1,008	833	7,208	2,567
Intercompany interest income	'	'	'	'
Interest Expense	-196	-62	-389	-222
Loss from subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	5,177	5,591	9,255	9,772
Income tax provision (benefit)	1,883	2,189	3,481	3,827
Net income	3,294	3,402	5,774	5,945
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	2	-24	12	-60
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	3,296	3,378	5,786	5,885
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'	'	'	'
Revenues	-26,596	-27,736	-49,289	-48,403
Cost of revenues	-4,115	-9,969	-8,322	-16,966
Selling, general and administrative	-20,368	-18,205	-39,827	-35,509
Total	-24,483	-28,174	-48,149	-52,475
Income (loss) from operations	-2,113	438	-1,140	4,072
Other [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	'	'	'	'
Other income - net	555	-2,075	-2,041	-7,564
Intercompany interest income	-37,963	-30,333	-76,107	-60,060
Interest Expense	39,521	31,970	79,288	63,552
Loss from subsidiaries	-94,090	-42,015	-164,726	-49,770
Income before income taxes	-94,090	-42,015	-164,726	-49,770
Income tax provision (benefit)	-34,272	-16,452	-61,954	-19,490
Net income	-59,818	-25,563	-102,772	-30,280
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	($59,818)	($25,563)	($102,772)	($30,280)

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa5

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 CF) (Details 3) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	($66,185)	($445,408)
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	-5,767	-20,264
Purchase of marketable securities	'	-36,162
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	39,243	239,484
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	-80,654	-31,994
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	39,014	34,686
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	-757	-26,155
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	22,424	6,114
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	-1,489,116	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	0	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,475,613	165,709
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	600,000	298,050
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	-4,700	'
Proceeds from loans payable	1,597,562	501,884
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	-3,005	'
Principal payments of loans payable	-1,046,677	-545,175
Redemption of senior notes	-267,960	-59,068
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	220,357	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	23,333	8,430
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	1,841	0
Purchase of treasury stock	-185	-178
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	81	33
Payments of Dividends	0	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	0	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,120,647	203,976
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-421,151	-75,723
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	772,972	778,824
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	351,821	703,101
Toll Brothers Inc. [Member]	'	'
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	44,258	45,380
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	'	'
Purchase of marketable securities	'	'
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	'	'
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	'	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	'	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	-289,604	-53,632
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-289,604	-53,632
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	'	'
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	'	'
Proceeds from loans payable	'	'
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	'	'
Principal payments of loans payable	'	'
Redemption of senior notes	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	220,357	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	23,333	8,430
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	1,841	'
Purchase of treasury stock	-185	-178
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	'	'
Payments of Dividends	'	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	245,346	8,252
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]	'	'
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,152	2,599
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	'	'
Purchase of marketable securities	'	'
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	'	'
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	'	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	'	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	-342,492	-241,581
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-342,492	-241,581
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	600,000	298,050
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	-4,700	'
Proceeds from loans payable	'	'
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	'	'
Principal payments of loans payable	'	'
Redemption of senior notes	-267,960	-59,068
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	'	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	'	'
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	'	'
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	'	'
Payments of Dividends	'	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	327,340	238,982
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-87,965	-484,680
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	-5,718	-8,588
Purchase of marketable securities	'	-25,938
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	39,243	209,484
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	-13,602	-21,637
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	35,714	23,437
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	-1,489,116	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	15,000	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,418,479	176,758
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	'	'
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	'	'
Proceeds from loans payable	1,141,300	'
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	-3,005	'
Principal payments of loans payable	-572,257	-29,153
Redemption of senior notes	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	'	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	'	'
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	'	'
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	'	'
Payments of Dividends	'	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	505,993	233,990
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,072,031	204,837
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-434,413	-103,085
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	670,102	712,024
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	235,689	608,939
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-27,401	3,688
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	-49	-11,676
Purchase of marketable securities	'	-10,224
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	'	30,000
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	-67,052	-10,357
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	3,300	11,249
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	-757	-26,155
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	22,424	6,114
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	'	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	'	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-42,134	-11,049
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	'	'
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	'	'
Proceeds from loans payable	456,262	501,884
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	'	'
Principal payments of loans payable	-474,420	-516,022
Redemption of senior notes	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	'	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	'	'
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	'	'
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	81	33
Payments of Dividends	-15,000	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	115,874	48,828
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	82,797	34,723
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	13,262	27,362
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	102,870	66,800
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	116,132	94,162
Eliminations [Member]	'	'
Cash flow used in operating activities:	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-10,229	-12,395
Cash flow from investing activities:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment - net	'	'
Purchase of marketable securities	'	'
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	'	'
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities	'	'
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	'	'
Investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Return of investments in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	'	'
Proceeds from Dividends Received	-15,000	'
Intercompany investing advances (to) from consolidated entities	632,096	295,213
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	617,096	295,213
Cash flow from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	'	'
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs for Senior debt	'	'
Proceeds from loans payable	'	'
Payments of Financing Costs for loans payable	'	'
Principal payments of loans payable	'	'
Redemption of senior notes	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	'	'
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans	'	'
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	'	'
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	'	'
Payments of Dividends	15,000	'
Intercompany financing advances (to) from consolidated entities	-621,867	-282,818
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-606,867	-282,818
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$0	$0

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa6

Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 Textuals) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Supplemental Guarantor Information, guarantor subsidiary release provisions	'The indentures further provide that any Guarantor Subsidiary may be released from its guarantee so long as (i) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee; (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiary being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Companybs consolidated net worth as of the end of the Companybs most recent fiscal quarter; (iii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries released from their guarantees in any fiscal year comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Companybs consolidated net worth as of the end of the Companybs most recent fiscal quarter; (iv) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the home building business of the Company and its subsidiaries; and (v) the Guarantor Subsidiary is released from its guaranty under the Credit Facility. If there are no guarantors under the Credit Facility, all Guarantor Subsidiaries under the indentures will be released from their guarantees.
Supplemental Guarantor Information, consolidated net worth of released guarantor subsidiary	5.00%
supplemental guarantor information, consolidated net worth of all released guarantor subsidiaries	10.00%
supplemental guarantor information, consolidated net worth, all released guarantor subs, default cure	15.00%
Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member]	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent	100.00%
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent	100.00%