Stock Issuance and Stock Repurchase Program
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Stock Issuance & 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 $.01, from time to time, 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:
 
Three months ended January 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Number of shares purchased (in thousands)
3

 
3

Average price per share
$
33.23

 
$
32.59

Remaining authorization at January 31 (in thousands)
8,266

 
8,764