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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc
(NYSE:HOV) 

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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. engages in the design, construction, marketing, and sale of residential homes in the United States. It offers single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes with amenities, such as club houses, swimming pools, t...

Founded: 1959
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Residential Construction

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      revenues:
                                                                   
      homebuilding:
                                                                   
      sale of homes
    575,759,000 786,630,000 769,050,000 650,314,000 646,914,000 927,499,000 687,424,000 686,929,000 573,636,000 829,733,000 630,371,000 670,708,000 499,645,000 866,611,000 736,654,000 685,823,000 551,366,000 779,551,000 663,279,000 679,515,000 551,365,000 643,516,000 605,933,000 523,347,000 479,233,000 692,146,000 467,849,000 427,552,000 362,135,000 593,675,000 442,859,000 468,117,000 401,577,000  574,282,000 567,553,000 531,415,000  626,157,000 556,775,000  455,172,000 433,471,000 681,523,000 538,007,000 438,302,000 355,181,000 1,450,046,000 334,281,000 469,275,000 371,481,000 312,494,000 252,330,000 313,136,000 276,479,000 246,974,000 235,885,000 339,576,000 368,077,000 310,493,000 309,353,000  359,052,000 
      land sales and other revenues
    37,185,000 3,125,000 2,967,000 14,839,000 9,767,000 29,398,000 16,392,000 4,284,000 5,292,000 38,227,000 4,937,000 18,750,000 3,557,000 2,185,000 16,406,000 1,008,000 638,000 14,175,000 7,559,000 1,919,000 3,802,000 17,350,000 908,000 643,000 809,000 1,971,000 1,428,000 832,000 8,851,000 4,732,000 844,000 21,373,000 4,701,000  2,760,000 3,888,000 7,745,000  11,563,000 604,000  1,320,000 1,121,000 3,069,000 1,896,000 2,215,000 773,000 6,928,000 12,271,000 5,024,000 4,743,000 20,691,000 10,579,000 19,257,000 1,289,000 2,819,000 9,588,000 4,881,000 3,770,000 1,033,000 2,686,000  6,413,000 
      total homebuilding
    612,944,000 789,755,000 772,017,000 665,153,000 656,681,000 956,897,000 703,816,000 691,213,000 578,928,000 867,960,000 635,308,000 689,458,000 503,202,000 868,796,000 753,060,000 686,831,000 552,004,000 793,726,000 670,838,000 681,434,000 555,167,000 660,866,000 606,841,000 523,990,000 480,042,000 694,117,000 469,277,000 428,384,000 370,986,000 598,407,000 443,703,000 489,490,000 406,278,000  577,042,000 571,441,000 539,160,000  637,720,000 557,379,000  456,492,000 434,592,000 684,592,000 539,903,000 440,517,000 355,954,000 1,456,974,000 346,552,000 474,299,000 376,224,000 333,185,000 262,909,000 332,393,000 277,768,000 249,793,000 245,473,000 344,457,000 371,847,000 311,526,000 312,039,000  365,465,000 
      financial services
    19,008,000 28,149,000 28,566,000 21,318,000 16,942,000 22,741,000 18,888,000 17,167,000 15,268,000 19,072,000 14,649,000 14,203,000 12,164,000 17,992,000 14,533,000 15,706,000 13,309,000 20,622,000 19,845,000 21,728,000 19,497,000 22,492,000 21,295,000 14,361,000 14,014,000 19,473,000 12,764,000 12,307,000 9,608,000 16,404,000 13,009,000 13,054,000 10,888,000  14,993,000 14,494,000 12,849,000  17,003,000 18,226,000  12,457,000 11,122,000 13,802,000 11,106,000 9,412,000 8,094,000 36,068,000 11,659,000 12,745,000 10,787,000 8,513,000 6,690,000 9,232,000 7,850,000 5,304,000 7,094,000 8,555,000 8,753,000 7,059,000 7,606,000  8,319,000 
      total revenues
    631,952,000 817,904,000 800,583,000 686,471,000 673,623,000 979,638,000 722,704,000 708,380,000 594,196,000 887,032,000 649,957,000 703,661,000 515,366,000 886,788,000 767,593,000 702,537,000 565,313,000 814,348,000 690,683,000 703,162,000 574,664,000 683,358,000 628,136,000 538,351,000 494,056,000 713,590,000 482,041,000 440,691,000 380,594,000 614,811,000 456,712,000 502,544,000 417,166,000  592,035,000 585,935,000 552,009,000  654,723,000 575,605,000  468,949,000 445,714,000 698,394,000 551,009,000 449,929,000 364,048,000 1,493,042,000 358,211,000 487,044,000 387,011,000 341,698,000 269,599,000 341,625,000 285,618,000 255,097,000 252,567,000 353,012,000 380,600,000 318,585,000 319,645,000  373,784,000 
      yoy
    -6.19% -16.51% 10.78% -3.09% 13.37% 10.44% 11.19% 0.67% 15.30% 0.03% -15.33% 0.16% -8.84% 8.90% 11.14% -0.09% -1.63% 19.17% 9.96% 30.61% 16.32% -4.24% 30.31% 22.16% 29.81% 16.07% 5.55% -12.31% -8.77%  -22.86% -14.23% -24.43%  -9.57% 1.79%   46.89% -17.58%  4.23% 22.43% -53.22% 53.82% -7.62% -5.93% 336.95% 32.87% 42.57% 35.50% 33.95% 6.74% -3.23% -24.96% -19.93% -20.99%  1.82%     
      qoq
    -22.74% 2.16% 16.62% 1.91% -31.24% 35.55% 2.02% 19.22% -33.01% 36.48% -7.63% 36.54% -41.88% 15.53% 9.26% 24.27% -30.58% 17.90% -1.77% 22.36% -15.91% 8.79% 16.68% 8.97% -30.76% 48.04% 9.38% 15.79% -38.10% 34.62% -9.12% 20.47%   1.04% 6.15%   13.75%   5.21% -36.18% 26.75% 22.47% 23.59% -75.62% 316.81% -26.45% 25.85% 13.26% 26.74% -21.08% 19.61% 11.96% 1.00% -28.45% -7.25% 19.47% -0.33%    
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      cost of sales, excluding interest
    509,631,000 658,528,000 636,256,000 543,289,000 533,290,000 735,337,000 547,332,000 531,502,000 449,213,000 637,148,000 483,990,000 540,622,000 391,040,000 656,888,000 548,576,000 503,682,000 427,917,000 612,156,000 521,868,000 536,534,000 439,638,000 524,409,000 499,695,000 428,027,000 396,355,000 562,434,000 381,939,000 355,477,000 304,927,000 482,713,000 361,303,000 393,012,000 329,527,000  478,886,000 475,440,000 445,027,000  536,050,000 464,146,000  382,139,000 354,812,000 551,734,000 424,145,000 350,433,000 288,887,000 1,153,289,000 288,755,000 385,633,000 305,178,000 271,563,000 217,427,000 267,752,000 234,256,000 210,463,000 201,430,000 281,253,000 306,054,000 256,926,000 259,816,000  340,675,000 
      cost of sales interest
    16,591,000 24,813,000 26,868,000 19,938,000 19,356,000 26,050,000 22,316,000 21,543,000 19,898,000 25,101,000 19,272,000 21,425,000 15,022,000 27,364,000 22,453,000 21,678,000 13,745,000 25,970,000 19,240,000 21,725,000 17,165,000 15,791,000 21,814,000 18,589,000 18,136,000 27,556,000 19,029,000 13,898,000 10,242,000 15,605,000 13,424,000 19,364,000 12,292,000  19,371,000 20,337,000 18,322,000  21,444,000 16,843,000  12,013,000 11,318,000 16,242,000 15,827,000 12,407,000 9,490,000 41,950,000 10,280,000 14,447,000 14,298,000 13,317,000 12,476,000 30,872,000 14,222,000 13,956,000 15,626,000 23,663,000 22,184,000 18,745,000 19,848,000  23,129,000 
      inventory impairments and land option write-offs
    2,359,000 19,430,000 16,045,000 3,056,000 1,040,000 7,918,000 3,099,000 237,000 302,000 614,000 308,000 137,000 477,000                                                   
      total cost of sales
    528,581,000 702,771,000 679,169,000 566,283,000 553,686,000 769,305,000 572,747,000 553,282,000 469,413,000 662,863,000 503,570,000 562,184,000 406,539,000 696,491,000 572,202,000 525,925,000 441,761,000 638,489,000 542,417,000 558,340,000 458,680,000 542,811,000 523,873,000 447,626,000 417,319,000 592,677,000 402,403,000 370,837,000 315,873,000 498,636,000 374,823,000 415,049,000 342,233,000  502,454,000 497,730,000 466,533,000  567,163,000 492,670,000  398,463,000 368,360,000 571,273,000 440,713,000 363,362,000 299,041,000 1,199,539,000 299,700,000 405,380,000 320,165,000 288,096,000 233,228,000 358,497,000 259,904,000 241,344,000 230,581,000 385,504,000 377,197,000 276,857,000 284,630,000  473,985,000 
      selling, general and administrative
    50,281,000 51,275,000 55,770,000 51,064,000 54,253,000 56,071,000 50,989,000 46,489,000 48,937,000 55,488,000 47,716,000 50,456,000 47,918,000 54,126,000 50,163,000 46,501,000 42,746,000 44,475,000 42,988,000 42,204,000 40,225,000 39,374,000 40,608,000 40,605,000 40,674,000 36,310,000 43,559,000 44,179,000 42,736,000 32,883,000 37,544,000 45,544,000 43,231,000  45,517,000 45,467,000 44,408,000  56,371,000 47,504,000  52,614,000 47,646,000 48,619,000 51,150,000 47,806,000 43,962,000 129,038,000 36,771,000 37,478,000 36,230,000 35,125,000 33,254,000 46,512,000 34,900,000 39,837,000 40,207,000 50,716,000 42,184,000 42,359,000 43,072,000  71,044,000 
      total homebuilding expenses
    578,862,000 754,046,000 734,939,000 617,347,000 607,939,000 825,376,000 623,736,000 599,771,000 518,350,000 718,351,000 551,286,000 612,640,000 454,457,000 750,617,000 622,365,000 572,426,000 484,507,000 682,964,000 585,405,000 600,544,000 498,905,000 582,185,000 564,481,000 488,231,000 457,993,000 628,987,000 445,962,000 415,016,000 358,609,000 531,519,000 412,367,000 460,593,000 385,464,000  547,971,000 543,197,000 510,941,000  623,534,000 540,174,000  451,077,000 416,006,000 619,892,000 491,863,000 411,168,000 343,003,000 1,328,577,000 336,471,000 442,858,000 356,395,000 323,221,000 266,482,000 405,009,000 294,804,000 281,181,000 270,788,000 436,220,000 419,381,000 319,216,000 327,702,000   
      corporate general and administrative
    33,718,000 40,255,000 35,029,000 29,500,000 32,692,000 31,610,000 38,480,000 32,517,000 37,133,000 25,262,000 27,365,000 25,079,000 25,490,000 26,725,000 24,774,000 21,684,000 29,435,000 25,545,000 17,284,000 40,382,000 23,483,000 26,213,000 19,321,000 15,275,000 19,744,000 17,572,000 14,959,000 16,169,000 17,664,000 17,960,000 16,393,000 16,144,000 19,135,000  15,698,000 16,071,000 15,656,000  12,598,000 16,321,000  16,493,000 16,908,000 16,538,000 15,804,000 14,641,000 16,392,000 41,854,000 12,503,000 11,271,000 11,913,000 12,264,000 12,784,000 11,329,000 11,648,000 11,952,000 15,008,000 14,668,000 14,816,000 14,203,000 16,213,000  30,910,000 
      other interest
    12,158,000 9,630,000 7,149,000 9,145,000 9,517,000 5,070,000 6,262,000 8,969,000 10,451,000 10,986,000 13,502,000 14,501,000 15,093,000 11,901,000 9,624,000 12,425,000 13,393,000 12,550,000 19,158,000 22,033,000 23,975,000 24,857,000 27,072,000 26,869,000 25,003,000 22,743,000 22,377,000 22,663,000 22,273,000 23,219,000 24,859,000 26,088,000 29,131,000  23,559,000 22,297,000 22,627,000  24,084,000 21,225,000  23,030,000 25,071,000 20,693,000 19,880,000 23,472,000 23,333,000 67,344,000 24,000,000 25,254,000 24,590,000 26,056,000 21,995,000 23,090,000 25,207,000 24,887,000 23,985,000 26,285,000 22,671,000 23,356,000 25,607,000  24,230,000 
      other expense
    -31,283,000 -4,915,000 460,000 500,000 -20,620,000 -11,821,000 -44,707,000   -4,413,000 -18,612,000                                                     
      total expenses
    606,690,000 801,178,000 792,292,000 669,383,000 642,965,000 877,221,000 636,133,000 650,152,000 577,956,000 766,276,000 583,886,000 662,946,000 504,479,000 800,422,000 668,223,000 617,968,000 538,103,000 732,742,000 633,589,000 674,771,000 556,995,000 644,060,000 621,633,000 540,219,000 512,488,000 680,116,000 492,847,000 462,855,000 407,262,000 581,998,000 463,100,000 512,025,000 442,461,000  596,069,000 588,830,000 557,666,000  670,981,000 587,319,000  499,896,000 466,846,000 666,446,000 535,848,000 457,139,000 390,509,000 1,459,296,000 381,302,000 487,296,000 395,910,000 367,894,000 311,836,000 447,477,000 337,547,000 323,903,000 316,138,000 487,313,000 464,827,000 364,173,000 376,814,000  608,541,000 
      income from unconsolidated joint ventures
    3,440,000 12,678,000 15,511,000 9,043,000 9,205,000 15,448,000 10,698,000 11,164,000 14,952,000 22,191,000 8,401,000 5,408,000 7,160,000 5,114,000 12,557,000 3,171,000 8,191,000 -719,000 5,011,000 2,641,000 1,916,000 3,146,000 5,658,000 6,221,000 1,540,000 8,376,000 3,742,000 7,252,000 9,562,000 17,134,000 10,732,000 1,343,000    -4,562,000   -1,346,000   1,466,000 1,452,000 4,048,000 211,000 1,067,000 2,571,000 9,751,000 2,289,000 3,077,000 852,000 1,495,000 -23,000 -2,479,000 -2,255,000 -3,232,000        
      income before income taxes
    28,702,000 -4,108,000 23,802,000 26,530,000 39,863,000 117,865,000 97,269,000 69,392,000 32,563,000 121,391,000 70,390,000 46,123,000 18,047,000 91,480,000 111,927,000 80,945,000 35,401,000 77,445,000 61,799,000 31,032,000 19,585,000 42,444,000 16,216,000 4,179,000       78,000 -9,578,000    -7,699,000 323,000  -17,604,000      15,372,000  -23,890,000 42,737,000 -20,802,000   2,338,000 -17,562,000 -97,768,000 -55,575,000 -73,682,000 -64,563,000 -132,492,000 -79,842,000 -27,980,000 -54,968,000  -177,826,000 
      state and federal income tax provision:
                                                                   
      state
    1,205,000 5,351,000 3,310,000 1,811,000 2,049,000 -2,482,000 5,896,000 5,231,000 2,206,000 445,000 -500,000 1,083,000 2,211,000 22,684,000 6,385,000 2,587,000 2,543,000 6,924,000 1,476,000 -91,374,000 626,000 1,810,000 853,000 100,000 1,712,000 1,221,000 537,000 345,000 346,000 1,939,000 1,104,000 245,000 338,000  8,523,000 2,292,000   -758,000 4,319,000   3,132,000 371,000 247,000 604,000 633,000 285,000 233,000 133,000 -36,563,000 468,000 633,000 425,000 -4,642,000 -372,000 665,000 -376,000 -6,988,000 657,000 171,000  555,000 
      federal
    6,638,000 -8,792,000 3,877,000 4,993,000 9,623,000 25,998,000 18,454,000 13,325,000 6,453,000 23,681,000 15,126,000 10,894,000 -2,880,000 13,163,000 22,928,000 15,923,000 8,050,000 18,041,000 12,621,000 -366,270,000               278,513,000 -3,309,000 484,000  -8,385,000         -151,000 -9,727,000 70,000 70,000 68,000 70,000 155,000 -3,000 -643,000 -1,086,000 -3,000   -291,328,000  29,000 
      total income taxes
    7,843,000 -3,441,000 7,187,000 6,804,000 11,672,000 23,516,000 24,350,000 18,556,000 8,659,000 24,126,000 14,626,000 11,977,000 -669,000 35,847,000 29,313,000 18,510,000 10,593,000 24,965,000 14,097,000 -457,644,000 626,000 1,810,000 853,000 100,000 1,712,000 1,221,000 537,000 345,000 346,000 1,939,000 1,104,000 245,000 338,000  287,036,000 -1,017,000 466,000  -9,143,000 2,979,000      604,000 633,000 134,000 -9,494,000 203,000 -36,493,000 536,000 703,000 580,000 -4,645,000 -1,015,000 -421,000       
      net income
    20,859,000 -667,000 16,615,000 19,726,000 28,191,000 94,349,000 72,919,000 50,836,000 23,904,000 97,265,000 55,764,000 34,146,000 18,716,000 55,633,000 82,614,000 62,435,000 24,808,000 52,480,000 47,702,000 488,676,000 18,959,000 40,634,000 15,363,000 4,079,000           -337,209,000 -6,682,000   -8,461,000      17,105,000  -24,523,000 42,603,000 -11,308,000 -84,410,000 34,676,000 1,802,000 -18,265,000 -98,348,000 -50,930,000 -72,667,000 -64,142,000 -132,113,000 -72,854,000 -28,634,000 236,189,000   
      yoy
    -26.01% -100.71% -77.21% -61.20% 17.93% -3.00% 30.76% 48.88% 27.72% 74.83% -32.50% -45.31% -24.56% 6.01% 73.19% -87.22% 30.85% 29.15% 210.50% 11880.29%               3885.45%          -251.26%  -170.72% 2264.21% -38.09% -14.17% -168.09% -102.48% -71.52% -25.56% -30.09% 153.78% -127.16%       
      qoq
    -3227.29% -104.01% -15.77% -30.03% -70.12% 29.39% 43.44% 112.67% -75.42% 74.42% 63.31% 82.44% -66.36% -32.66% 32.32% 151.67% -52.73% 10.02% -90.24% 2477.54% -53.34% 164.49% 276.64%            4946.53%            -157.56% -476.75% -86.60% -343.42% 1824.31% -109.87% -81.43% 93.10% -29.91% 13.29% -51.45% 81.34% 154.43% -112.12%    
      net income margin %
    3.30% -0.08% 2.08% 2.87% 4.18% 9.63% 10.09% 7.18% 4.02% 10.97% 8.58% 4.85% 3.63% 6.27% 10.76% 8.89% 4.39% 6.44% 6.91% 69.50% 3.30% 5.95% 2.45% 0.76% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% -56.96% -1.14% 0% NaN% -1.29% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 3.10% 0% -6.74% 2.85% -3.16% -17.33% 8.96% 0.53% -6.77% -28.79% -17.83% -28.49% -25.40% -37.42% -19.14% -8.99% 73.89% NaN% 0% 
      less: preferred stock dividends
    2,669,000 2,668,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,668,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,668,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,668,000 2,669,000 2,669,000 2,669,000                                               
      net income available to common stockholders
    18,190,000 -3,335,000 13,946,000 17,057,000 25,522,000 91,681,000 70,250,000 48,167,000 21,235,000 94,597,000 53,095,000 31,477,000 16,047,000 52,965,000 79,945,000 59,766,000 22,139,000                                               
      per share data:
                                                                   
      basic:
                                                                   
      net income per common share
    2.8 -0.6 2.14 2.64 3.88 13.55 10.61 7.12 3.11 13.79 7.92 4.68 2.37 8.26 10.92 8.5 3.12 7.48 6.85 71.11 2.79 5.96 2.27 0.63                                        
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
    6,490 6,449 6,399 6,411 6,517 6,479 6,474 6,457 6,496 6,230 6,249 6,166 6,186 6,437 6,485 6,396 6,389 6,287 6,315 6,248 6,225 6,189 6,201 6,172 6,161 5,968 5,971 5,962 148,958 148,515 148,669 148,435 148,028 147,703 147,748 147,558 147,535 147,451 147,334 147,139 146,899 146,946 146,929 146,271 146,365 146,325 145,982 145,087 141,725 126,350 138,472 116,021 108,735 100,444 108,721   78,691    78,238  
      assuming dilution:
                                                                   
      gain on extinguishment of debt
     -33,512,000  399,000     1,371,000         -3,442,000 -306,000    4,055,000  9,456,000       -1,440,000    -242,000 7,646,000             -87,032,000 6,230,000 27,039,000 24,698,000 10,563,000 -1,391,000 -1,644,000   5,256,000 17,217,000 2,574,000  79,520,000 
      other expenses
           -3,128,000 551,000   574,000 386,000                                                   
      loss on extinguishment of debt
             -21,556,000 -4,082,000   -1,698,750  -6,795,000                   -42,258,000                             
      inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs
                 459,250 1,173,000 565,000 99,000 363,000 1,309,000 81,000 1,877,000 2,611,000 2,364,000 1,010,000 2,828,000 2,687,000 1,435,000 1,462,000 704,000 318,000 96,000 2,673,000 414,000  4,197,000 1,953,000 3,184,000  9,669,000 11,681,000  4,311,000 2,230,000 3,297,000 741,000 522,000 664,000 4,300,000 665,000 5,300,000 689,000 3,216,000 3,325,000 59,873,000 11,426,000   80,588,000 48,959,000 1,186,000 4,966,000  110,181,000 
      other operations
                 419,750 670,000 641,000 368,000 507,000 504,000 451,000 278,000 422,000 266,000 214,000 194,000 368,000 622,000 329,000 242,000 297,000 495,000 402,000 390,000  -26,000 -95,000 1,587,000  1,147,000 1,384,000  1,788,000 1,544,000 1,298,000 1,089,000 1,151,000 1,109,000 -110,000 900,000   990,000 5,398,000 2,872,000 341,000 706,000 887,000 4,260,000 1,791,000 1,767,000 1,897,000  1,624,000 
      (loss) before income taxes
                                                     -4,260,250 -1,817,000             
      net
                                   -9,823,000 -30,809,000                               
      basic and assuming dilution:
                                                                   
      net (loss) per common share
                                   -0.07 -0.21                               
      (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                    -5,176,000                               
      (loss) income before income taxes
                                    -30,471,000  -50,173,000                             
      state and federal income tax provision
                                                                   
      loss from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                      -3,881,000                      -992,000       
      loss per common share
                                      -2.28 -0.05   -0.06        -0.17 -0.02 -0.08    -0.17          -2.29 
      state and federal income tax benefit:
                                                                   
      income per common share
                                                0.11     -0.67 0.25 0.02  -0.93 -0.47 -0.69 -0.82 -1.68 -0.92 -0.36 3.01   
      other operations income
                                                     822,250 -3,099,000             
      inventory impairment loss and land option
                                                                   
      write-offs
                                                           16,925,000 13,525,000       
      weighted-average number of common
                                                                   
      shares outstanding
                                                           105,894 78,598 19,665.5 78,763 78,668 78,553  78,043 
      income from unconsolidated joint
                                                                   
      ventures
                                                             -213,250 -871,000 391,000 -373,000  -22,589,000 
      total taxes
                                                             -74,372,750 -6,988,000 654,000 -291,157,000  584,000 
      intangible amortization
                                                                   
      loss from unconsolidated joint
                                                                   
      net loss attributable to common
                                                                   
      stockholders
                                                                  -178,410,000 
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        assets
                                                      
        homebuilding:
                                                      
        cash and cash equivalents
      339,910,000 272,772,000 146,592,000 73,980,000 94,258,000 209,976,000 122,036,000 181,966,000 183,118,000 434,119 325,182,000 333,254,000 234,929,000 326,198,000 225,089,000 149,431,000 137,898,000 245,970 172,748,000 218,321,000 172,098,000 262,489,000 198,098,000 232,801,000 81,396,000 130,976,000 83,634,000 123,998,000 65,736,000 50,010,000 29,512,000 31,166,000 36,994,000 278,486,000 275,011,000 195,830,000 339,773,000 120,661,000 147,124,000 256,866,000 269,282,000     348,119,000 311,032,000 842,586,000 
        restricted cash and cash equivalents
      9,661,000 12,608,000 12,155,000 9,031,000 8,449,000 7,875,000 9,615,000 8,370,000 8,369,000 8,431 8,623,000 7,916,000 8,154,000 13,382,000 15,505,000 14,283,000 14,260,000 16,089 15,100,000 12,753,000 12,628,000 14,731,000 13,433,000 16,052,000 19,878,000 20,905,000 16,919,000 17,223,000      1,955,000 1,797,000 1,786,000 3,914,000 6,259,000 6,865,000 9,623,000 12,478,000 12,596,000 11,392,000 10,689,000 10,286,000    
        inventories:
                                                      
        sold and unsold homes and lots under development
      1,154,723,000 1,132,798,000 1,192,251,000 1,212,870,000 1,143,376,000 1,195,318,000 1,267,477,000 1,135,232,000 1,092,347,000 998,841 1,049,802,000 1,060,410,000 1,066,455,000 1,058,183,000 1,130,304,000 1,140,199,000 1,112,928,000 1,019,541 1,119,876,000 1,029,089,000 1,011,893,000 921,594,000 928,840,000 1,009,313,000 1,009,098,000 993,647,000 1,106,100,000 993,477,000      867,703,000 892,401,000 945,153,000 899,082,000 1,171,668,000 1,127,416,000 1,227,692,000 1,076,374,000 981,529,000 950,978,000 834,575,000 752,749,000 655,918,000 652,742,000 1,105,466,000 
        land and land options held for future development or sale
      169,029,000 171,793,000 171,030,000 263,363,000 286,186,000 238,499,000 166,552,000 138,641,000 173,134,000 125,587 110,343,000 123,832,000 125,561,000 152,406,000 174,067,000 152,796,000 175,615,000 135,992 95,416,000 102,370,000 103,276,000 91,957,000 89,903,000 80,955,000 81,402,000 108,565,000 69,176,000 120,146,000      182,617,000 162,191,000 176,701,000 175,301,000 191,627,000 186,503,000 210,259,000 315,504,000 268,396,000 236,714,000 276,763,000 225,152,000    
        consolidated inventory not owned
      324,218,000 332,879,000 329,651,000 267,732,000 236,928,000 210,987,000 216,441,000 143,185,000 198,077,000 224,758 251,115,000 300,750,000 315,022,000 308,595,000 280,910,000 199,172,000 124,845,000 98,727 98,053,000 125,414,000 165,980,000 182,224,000 194,760,000 198,229,000 205,215,000 190,273,000 179,642,000 154,435,000      138,529,000 154,620,000 171,572,000 208,701,000 312,841,000 338,067,000          
        total inventories
      1,647,970,000 1,637,470,000 1,692,932,000 1,743,965,000 1,666,490,000 1,644,804,000 1,650,470,000 1,417,058,000 1,463,558,000 1,349,186 1,411,260,000 1,484,992,000 1,507,038,000 1,519,184,000 1,585,281,000 1,492,167,000 1,413,388,000 1,254,260 1,313,345,000 1,256,873,000 1,281,149,000 1,195,775,000 1,213,503,000 1,288,497,000 1,295,715,000 1,292,485,000 1,354,918,000 1,268,058,000      1,188,849,000 1,209,212,000 1,293,426,000 1,283,084,000 1,676,136,000 1,651,986,000 1,538,757,000 1,481,976,000 1,376,157,000 1,295,656,000 1,209,934,000 1,078,764,000 977,609,000 948,174,000 1,919,325,000 
        investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
      146,631,000 163,469,000 218,356,000 183,461,000 172,679,000 142,910,000 126,318,000 150,674,000 110,592,000 97,886 85,260,000 85,820,000 101,013,000 74,940,000 74,739,000 67,344,000 67,467,000 60,897 68,900,000 112,505,000 93,509,000 103,164,000 125,680,000 139,347,000 135,331,000 127,038,000 134,111,000 135,562,000      108,560,000 106,704,000 111,351,000 100,502,000 70,061,000 69,094,000 70,550,000 73,403,000 62,294,000 47,665,000 53,323,000 51,438,000    
        receivables, deposits and notes
      40,192,000 26,454,000 29,233,000 24,712,000 74,221,000 29,400,000 48,067,000 24,975,000 24,208,000 27,982 33,016,000 37,210,000 37,577,000 37,837,000 45,011,000 39,420,000 34,798,000 39,934 37,735,000 34,102,000 41,240,000 33,686,000 37,328,000 32,728,000 49,188,000 44,914,000 32,536,000 29,154,000      38,847,000 37,683,000 45,982,000 49,726,000 65,055,000 69,629,000 85,810,000 96,538,000 56,232,000       
        property and equipment
      56,611,000 50,539,000 51,573,000 47,730,000 44,820,000 43,431,000 41,219,000 39,593,000 37,441,000 33,946 31,330,000 27,952,000 28,089,000 25,819,000                                   
        goodwill
      31,705,000                                                
        prepaid expenses and other assets
      115,256,000 89,773,000 83,916,000 84,058,000 79,235,000 82,525,000 78,506,000 72,747,000 68,127,000 69,886 58,945,000 56,756,000 58,260,000 63,884,000 64,346,000 61,155,000 62,069,000 56,186 58,571,000 56,712,000 60,667,000 58,705,000 63,499,000 65,391,000 71,284,000 45,704,000 43,492,000 41,058,000      43,464,000 46,212,000 50,352,000 71,246,000 80,004,000 81,186,000 81,085,000 78,915,000 65,389,000 62,656,000 62,438,000 59,351,000 87,323,000 85,333,000 149,628,000 
        total homebuilding
      2,387,936,000 2,253,085,000 2,234,757,000 2,166,937,000 2,140,152,000 2,160,921,000 2,076,231,000 1,895,383,000 1,895,413,000 2,021,436 1,953,616,000 2,033,900,000 1,975,060,000 2,061,244,000 2,033,283,000 1,845,359,000 1,749,897,000 1,692,072 1,684,373,000 1,709,094,000 1,679,103,000 1,686,735,000 1,670,410,000 1,794,269,000 1,672,446,000 1,682,149,000 1,686,098,000 1,635,360,000 1,372,637,000   1,224,954,000  1,712,597,000 1,729,606,000 1,748,725,000 1,898,577,000 2,063,846,000 2,071,894,000 2,089,105,000 2,059,559,000 1,795,267,000 1,754,141,000 1,708,262,000 1,610,277,000 1,673,939,000 1,620,098,000 3,114,002,000 
        financial services
      123,957,000 151,211,000 173,775,000 161,619,000 162,996,000 203,589,000 206,365,000 142,559,000 149,633,000 168,671 115,603,000 113,162,000 112,756,000 155,993,000 127,651,000 138,253,000 143,057,000 202,758 180,218,000 169,708,000 171,596,000 140,607,000 135,334,000 111,302,000 117,557,000 199,275,000 109,164,000 119,912,000 94,396,000   120,689,000  89,569,000 97,077,000 113,249,000             
        deferred tax assets
      222,783,000 229,617,000 220,820,000 224,543,000 230,127,000 241,064,000 257,909,000 279,704,000 295,332,000 302,833 324,698,000 336,692,000 347,369,000 344,793,000 376,570,000 400,557,000 416,213,000 425,678 447,453,000 459,186,000                             
        total assets
      2,734,676,000 2,633,913,000 2,629,352,000 2,553,099,000 2,533,275,000 2,605,574,000 2,540,505,000 2,317,646,000 2,340,378,000 2,492,940 2,393,917,000 2,483,754,000 2,435,185,000 2,562,030,000 2,537,504,000 2,384,169,000 2,309,167,000 2,320,508 2,312,044,000 2,337,988,000 1,850,699,000 1,827,342,000 1,805,744,000 1,905,571,000 1,790,003,000 1,881,424,000 1,795,262,000 1,755,272,000 1,623,723,000 591,765,000 684,568,000 1,642,491,000 723,462,000 1,822,319,000 2,133,596,000 2,145,296,000 2,379,440,000 2,518,627,000 2,552,740,000 2,516,994,000 2,461,435,000 1,893,728,000 1,838,823,000 1,787,261,000 1,759,130,000 1,736,555,000 1,670,083,000 3,211,480,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                      
        nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory, net of debt issuance costs
      28,548,000 29,494,000 53,524,000 78,092,000 87,633,000 90,675,000 115,357,000 85,557,000 99,553,000 91,539 129,127,000 134,124,000 133,886,000 144,805,000 187,754,000 196,192,000 196,386,000 125,089 118,020,000 113,861,000 127,264,000 135,122,000 179,767,000 211,761,000 205,805,000 203,585,000 207,172,000 190,655,000      70,818,000 66,365,000 73,528,000             
        accounts payable and other liabilities
      420,443,000 438,698,000 425,683,000 418,669,000 360,436,000 433,273,000 419,836,000 379,367,000 360,207,000 415,480 381,761,000 376,866,000 331,314,000 439,952,000 424,508,000 407,926,000 335,669,000 426,381 401,283,000 379,381,000 328,806,000 359,274,000 320,420,000 295,927,000 306,559,000 320,193,000 324,984,000 285,293,000      331,048,000 311,958,000 319,661,000 369,228,000 360,946,000 348,400,000 342,762,000 337,060,000 315,779,000 303,332,000 272,297,000 307,764,000 277,269,000 269,377,000 315,194,000 
        customers’ deposits
      176,847,000 46,376,000 35,480,000 45,662,000 42,551,000 41,639,000 48,791,000 45,619,000 51,798,000 51,419 63,907,000 71,359,000 71,243,000 74,020,000 99,521,000 100,445,000 83,219,000 68,295 76,729,000 65,930,000 57,261,000 48,286,000 40,992,000 35,127,000 33,312,000 35,872,000 40,358,000 37,953,000      37,853,000 40,321,000 35,953,000 37,429,000 47,976,000 42,433,000 41,431,000 33,901,000 40,141,000 38,281,000 31,993,000 30,119,000 15,227,000 14,201,000 23,912,000 
        liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs
      235,945,000 244,723,000 236,644,000 173,098,000 156,274,000 140,298,000 135,559,000 86,618,000 114,658,000 124,254 145,979,000 200,299,000 209,579,000 202,492,000 178,454,000 123,793,000 75,344,000 62,762 69,627,000 90,430,000 119,432,000 131,204,000 144,922,000 144,536,000 152,235,000 141,033,000 138,441,000 123,348,000      98,507,000 116,728,000 124,394,000             
        senior notes and credit facilities
      901,307,000 900,718,000 861,922,000 864,280,000 893,706,000 896,218,000 898,749,000 932,957,000 934,617,000 1,051,491 1,044,779,000 1,144,090,000 1,145,261,000 1,146,547,000 1,147,872,000 1,149,129,000 1,247,221,000 1,248,373 1,317,524,000 1,429,324,000 1,430,213,000 1,431,110,000 1,432,075,000 1,583,507,000 1,460,200,000                        
        accrued interest
      30,116,000 11,874,000 28,361,000 12,355,000 32,549,000 14,508,000 32,799,000 18,220,000 41,472,000 26,926 50,913,000 36,220,000 52,036,000 32,415,000 47,562,000 28,367,000 47,269,000 28,154 47,460,000 35,321,000 50,041,000 35,563,000 50,328,000 36,452,000 30,899,000            32,425,000 39,119,000 29,172,000 39,938,000 31,212,000 27,027,000 32,272,000 26,977,000 28,261,000 22,319,000 32,953,000 36,051,000 
        income taxes payable
      1,209,000 222,000   6,358,000 5,479,000   2,583,000 1,861 434,000  4,991,000 3,167,000 4,470,000 2,938,000 4,973,000 3,851 2,484,000 2,588,000 4,389,000 3,832,000 2,557,000 2,917,000 4,015,000 2,301,000 1,521,000 2,090,000      1,796,000        2,711,000 3,423,000 3,528,000 3,301,000 40,483,000 40,035,000  
        total liabilities
      1,897,042,000 1,802,978,000 1,793,989,000 1,732,729,000 1,721,849,000 1,805,225,000 1,837,121,000 1,670,600,000 1,733,290,000 1,911,151 1,911,402,000 2,054,257,000 2,039,388,000 2,178,979,000 2,198,757,000 2,125,770,000 2,112,280,000 2,145,124 2,191,353,000 2,265,274,000 2,267,034,000 2,263,436,000 2,285,263,000 2,400,644,000 2,289,082,000 2,371,200,000 2,288,333,000 2,239,751,000 321,920,000 315,773,000 420,627,000 468,152,000 471,857,000 2,293,481,000 2,267,499,000 2,273,576,000 2,507,950,000 2,670,949,000 2,695,880,000 2,663,328,000 2,591,419,000 2,336,848,000 2,301,336,000 2,243,385,000 2,191,929,000 2,086,372,000 2,071,382,000 3,022,934,000 
        equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2026 and october 31, 2025
      135,299,000                                                
        common stock
      66,000 65,000 65,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 63,000 62,000 62 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 61,000 61,000 61 61,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 58,000 58,000      1,440,000 1,439,000 1,439,000 1,438,000 1,436,000 1,436,000 1,432,000 1,432,000 1,428,000 1,427,000 1,367,000 1,363,000    
        paid in capital - common stock
      753,004,000 757,391,000 758,542,000 757,590,000 753,357,000 749,752,000 744,479,000 747,001,000 740,063,000 735,946 731,285,000 731,374,000 729,158,000 727,663,000 723,797,000 723,319,000 721,570,000 722,118 719,770,000 719,347,000 718,832,000 718,110,000    715,504,000 710,517,000       707,516,000   706,137,000        689,727,000 589,123,000 464,579,000  
        retained earnings
      145,516,000 127,326,000 130,661,000 116,715,000 99,658,000 74,136,000                                           
        treasury stock
      -198,154,000 -189,154,000 -189,212,000 -189,306,000 -176,960,000 -158,910,000 -158,921,000 -147,529,000 -132,382,000 -132,382 -132,382,000 -132,382,000 -132,382,000  -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,360 -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,360,000           -115,360,000 -115,360,000   -115,360,000      -115,360,000 -115,360,000 -115,257,000 -115,257,000 -115,257,000 
        total hovnanian enterprises inc. stockholders’ equity
      835,739,000                                                
        noncontrolling interest
      1,895,000                                                
        total equity
      837,634,000 830,935,000    800,349,000 703,384,000 647,046,000 607,088,000 581,789 482,515,000 429,497,000 395,797,000 383,051,000 338,747,000 258,399,000 196,887,000 175,384 120,691,000 72,714,000         273,224,000 275,992,000 263,941,000 244,677,000 251,605,000                
        total liabilities and equity
      2,734,676,000 2,633,913,000 2,629,352,000 2,553,099,000 2,533,275,000 2,605,574,000 2,540,505,000 2,317,646,000 2,340,378,000 2,492,940 2,393,917,000 2,483,754,000 2,435,185,000 2,562,030,000 2,537,504,000 2,384,169,000 2,309,167,000 2,320,508 2,312,044,000 2,337,988,000 1,850,699,000 1,827,342,000 1,805,744,000 1,905,571,000 1,790,003,000 1,881,424,000 1,795,262,000 1,755,272,000 595,144,000 591,765,000 684,568,000 712,829,000 723,462,000 1,822,319,000 2,133,596,000 2,145,296,000 2,379,440,000 2,518,627,000 2,552,740,000 2,516,994,000 2,461,435,000 1,893,728,000 1,838,823,000 1,787,261,000 1,759,130,000 1,736,555,000 1,670,083,000  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024
       135,299,000                                               
        stockholders' equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024
        135,299,000                                              
        total stockholders’ equity
        835,363,000 820,370,000 811,426,000                                           167,950,000 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2025 and october 31, 2024
         135,299,000                                             
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024
          135,299,000                                            
        hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders’ equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023
           135,299,000                                           
        total hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders’ equity
           800,349,000 703,384,000 647,046,000 607,088,000 581,736 482,478,000 429,471,000 395,778,000 383,036,000 338,427,000 258,003,000 196,488,000 174,897 120,069,000 71,943,000                             
        noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
               53 37,000 26,000 19,000 15,000 320,000 396,000 399,000 487 622,000 771,000 913,000 835,000 750,000 720,000 700,000 687,000 575,000 566,000               447,000 447,000 427,000 179,000 736,000  
        hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders' equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023
            135,299,000                                          
        accumulated deficit
            -17,545,000 -87,795,000 -135,962,000 -157,197 -251,794,000 -304,889,000 -336,366,000  -405,378,000 -485,323,000 -545,089,000 -567,228 -619,708,000 -667,410,000 -1,156,086,000 -1,175,045,000 -1,215,679,000           -1,200,217,000 -863,008,000   -877,998,000      -1,168,931,000 -1,144,408,000 -960,228,000 -887,561,000 -287,705,000 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2024 and october 31, 2023
             135,299,000                                         
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023
              135,299,000                                        
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022
               135,299                                       
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022
                135,299,000                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2023 and october 31, 2022
                 135,299,000                                     
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022
                  135,299,000                                    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021
                   135,299,000                                   
        property, plant and equipment
                    23,312,000 21,559,000 20,017,000 18,736 17,974,000 17,828,000 17,812,000 18,185,000 18,869,000 19,453,000 19,654,000 20,127,000 20,488,000 20,307,000      52,436,000 52,987,000 49,998,000 50,332,000 45,670,000 46,010,000 46,414,000 46,967,000 45,960,000       
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021
                    135,299,000                                  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2022 and october 31, 2021
                     135,299,000                                 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021
                      135,299,000                                
        hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders' equity deficit:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020
                       135,299                               
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020
                        135,299,000                              
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2021 and october 31, 2020
                         135,299,000                             
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020
                          135,299,000                            
        total hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders’ equity deficit
                          -417,248,000 -436,929,000                      -456,571,000  -349,996,000 -402,035,000  
        total equity deficit
                          -416,335,000 -436,094,000 -479,519,000                     -456,124,000 -432,799,000 -349,817,000 -401,299,000  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2020 and 2019
                           135,299,000                           
        hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders’ equity deficit:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019
                            135,299,000                          
        paid in capital – common stock
                            715,404,000 715,243,000 715,336,000   711,517,000       707,568,000 706,509,000  704,141,000 704,862,000 703,337,000 700,128,000  692,352,000 690,899,000    434,718,000 
        total hovnanian enterprises, inc. stockholders' equity deficit
                            -480,269,000                      -433,226,000    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2020 and october 31, 2019
                             135,299,000                         
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019
                              135,299,000                        
        revolving and term loan credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs
                               201,528,000 201,493,000 201,459,000                     
        notes payable (net of discount, premium and debt issuance costs) and accrued interest
                               1,297,543,000 1,284,624,000 1,298,899,000                     
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2019 and 2018
                               135,299,000                       
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2019 and at october 31, 2018
                                135,299,000                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2019 and at october 31, 2018
                                 135,299,000                     
        assets:
                                                      
        northeast
                                  160,918,000   168,640,000                 
        mid-atlantic
                                  249,687,000   210,238,000                 
        midwest
                                  84,828,000   83,412,000                 
        southeast
                                  272,385,000   244,337,000                 
        southwest
                                  337,601,000   328,521,000                 
        west
                                  267,218,000   189,806,000                 
        corporate and unallocated
                                  156,690,000   296,848,000                 
        inventories
                                  498,886,000 506,650,000 621,322,000 651,968,000 652,030,000                
        other assets
                                  30,522,000 35,105,000 33,734,000 29,695,000 34,438,000    6,121,000 2,586,000 2,971,000 2,163,000 1,868,000 1,934,000 2,241,000 1,961,000 4,281,000 3,012,000 2,975,000 2,845,000 
        liabilities and equity:
                                                      
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                  70,995,000 79,108,000 86,935,000 96,770,000 106,971,000                
        notes payable
                                  250,925,000 236,665,000 333,692,000 371,382,000 364,886,000                
        equity of:
                                                      
        hovnanian enterprises, inc.
                                  120,115,000 114,950,000 96,869,000 79,690,000 78,613,000                
        others
                                  153,109,000 161,042,000 167,072,000 164,987,000 172,992,000                
        debt to capitalization ratio
                                  48,000 46,000 56,000 60,000 59,000                
        revenues
                                   602,681,000 194,539,000  58,565,000                
        cost of sales and expenses
                                   -577,106,000 -173,073,000  -72,136,000                
        joint venture net income
                                   25,575,000 21,466,000  -13,571,000                
        our share of net income
                                   23,904,000 10,705,000  -5,199,000                
        joint venture net
                                    -7,801,000                  
        our share of net
                                    -3,966,000                  
        financial services cash and cash equivalents
                                       7,246,000 5,776,000              
        financial services other assets
                                       102,476,000 113,762,000              
        income taxes receivable - including net deferred tax benefits
                                                      
        nonrecourse mortgages secured by operating properties
                                       13,347,000 13,675,000 13,997,000 14,312,000 14,924,000 15,220,000 16,076,000 16,350,000 16,904,000 17,185,000 17,462,000 17,733,000 20,210,000 20,435,000  
        revolving credit facility
                                       52,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000             
        notes payable and term loan, net of discount and debt issuance costs
                                       1,598,543,000 1,569,375,000 1,567,673,000             
        stockholders’ equity deficit:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2017 and at october 31, 2016
                                       135,299,000               
        total stockholders’ equity deficit
                                       -471,162,000 -133,903,000   -152,322,000           
        income taxes receivable – including net deferred tax benefits
                                        284,452,000 283,322,000 283,633,000 294,069,000 287,388,000 300,588,000 290,213,000        
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2017 and at october 31, 2016
                                        135,299,000              
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2017 and at october 31, 2016
                                         135,299,000             
        financial services:
                                                      
        mortgage loans held for sale at fair value
                                          165,083,000 129,999,000 164,961,000 106,452,000 93,768,000 76,173,000 58,019,000 57,377,000 112,953,000    
        total financial services
                                          197,230,000 160,712,000 193,458,000 127,301,000 111,663,000 98,461,000 84,682,000 78,999,000 148,853,000 62,616,000 49,985,000 97,478,000 
        nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory
                                          83,470,000 125,076,000 128,668,000          
        liabilities from inventory not owned
                                          153,151,000 220,348,000 242,409,000 91,040,000 78,668,000 102,096,000 94,923,000 86,436,000 87,866,000 13,090,000 18,239,000 110,465,000 
        mortgage warehouse lines of credit
                                          145,588,000 109,132,000 140,356,000 82,966,000 68,766,000 53,963,000 35,308,000 33,817,000 91,663,000    
        notes payable:
                                                      
        revolving credit agreement
                                          52,000,000 50,000,000 47,000,000          
        senior secured term loan
                                          75,000,000            
        senior secured notes, net of discount
                                          1,054,333,000 982,086,000 981,716,000 980,629,000 980,282,000 979,599,000       
        senior notes, net of discount
                                          400,000,000 607,575,000 607,575,000 840,851,000 840,657,000 590,290,000       
        senior amortizing notes
                                          6,316,000 10,516,000 10,516,000 14,987,000 14,987,000 17,049,000 19,004,000 19,004,000 20,857,000    
        senior exchangeable notes
                                          57,841,000 75,677,000 74,720,000 71,913,000 71,003,000 69,215,000 68,336,000 67,472,000 66,615,000    
        total notes payable
                                          1,677,915,000 1,764,973,000 1,750,699,000 1,948,318,000 1,938,141,000 1,683,180,000 1,688,987,000 1,704,860,000 1,557,706,000 1,650,766,000 1,649,763,000 2,447,195,000 
        stockholders' equity deficit:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2016 and 2015
                                          135,299,000            
        total stockholders' equity deficit
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2016 and at october 31, 2015
                                           135,299,000           
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2016 and at october 31, 2015
                                            135,299,000          
        consolidated inventory not owned:
                                                      
        specific performance options
                                             1,734,000 2,724,000 3,900,000 2,168,000 2,737,000 792,000 12,064,000 15,626,000 10,035,000 
        other options
                                             99,072,000 87,374,000 122,332,000 105,796,000 95,859,000 100,071,000 1,026,000 4,120,000 59,882,000 
        total consolidated inventory not owned
                                             100,806,000 90,098,000 126,232,000 107,964,000 98,596,000 100,863,000 13,090,000 19,746,000 141,244,000 
        nonrecourse mortgages
                                             118,904,000 100,638,000 98,338,000 92,879,000 71,190,000 62,903,000    
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2015 and at october 31, 2014
                                             135,299,000         
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2015 and at october 31, 2014
                                              135,299,000        
        cash
                                               176,639,000 238,116,000 282,476,000 319,142,000    
        teu senior subordinated amortizing notes
                                                 1,092,000 2,152,000 15,615,000   
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value – authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at july 31, 2014 and at october 31, 2013
                                               135,299,000       
        paid-in capital – common stock
                                               695,086,000       
        receivables, deposits, and notes – net
                                                52,772,000 43,755,000     
        property, plant, and equipment – net
                                                45,884,000 45,647,000  58,663,000 60,938,000 88,048,000 
        senior secured notes
                                                979,262,000 978,937,000 978,611,000 785,372,000 784,978,000 624,251,000 
        senior notes
                                                590,113,000 611,378,000 461,210,000 827,460,000 711,662,000 1,410,758,000 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at april 30, 2014 and at october 31, 2013
                                                135,299,000      
        preferred stock, .01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2014 and at october 31, 2013
                                                 135,299,000     
        receivables, deposits, and notes - net
                                                  45,085,000    
        property, plant, and equipment - net
                                                  46,211,000    
        preferred stock, .01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000 at october 31, 2013 and 2012
                                                  135,299,000    
        restricted cash
                                                   85,346,000 105,579,000 3,454,000 
        land and land options held for future
                                                      
        development or sale
                                                   308,601,000 275,686,000 672,615,000 
        variable interest entities
                                                     71,327,000 
        investments in and advances to unconsolidated
                                                      
        joint ventures
                                                   66,375,000 57,818,000 49,498,000 
        receivables, deposits, and notes
                                                   50,504,000 51,224,000 61,463,000 
        mortgage loans held for sale
                                                   47,372,000 37,643,000  
        nonrecourse land mortgages
                                                   18,934,000 20,946,000 820,000 
        mortgage warehouse line of credit
                                                   33,528,000 24,072,000 75,446,000 
        senior subordinated notes
                                                    120,170,000 376,135,000 
        preferred stock, .01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares;
                                                      
        issued 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of 140,000
                                                      
        at april 30, 2011 and at october 31, 2010
                                                   135,299,000   
        200,000,000 shares; issued 91,430,549 shares at april 30, 2011
                                                      
        and 74,809,683 shares at october 31, 2010 (including 11,694,720
                                                      
        shares at april 30, 2011 and october 31, 2010 held in treasury)
                                                   914,000   
        to class a at time of sale) – authorized 30,000,000 shares;
                                                      
        issued 15,253,812 shares at april 30, 2011 and 15,256,543
                                                      
        shares at october 31, 2010 (including 691,748 shares at
                                                      
        april 30, 2011 and october 31, 2010 held in treasury)
                                                   153,000   
        preferred stock, .01 par value - authorized 100,000
                                                      
        shares; issued 5,600 shares with a liquidation
                                                      
        preference of 140,000 at january 31, 2011
                                                      
        and at october 31, 2010
                                                    135,299,000  
        200,000,000 shares; issued 75,189,506 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2011 and 74,809,683 shares at
                                                      
        october 31, 2010 (including 11,694,720
                                                      
        shares at january 31, 2011 and
                                                      
        october 31, 2010 held in treasury)
                                                    752,000  
        to class a at time of sale) – authorized
                                                      
        30,000,000 shares; issued 15,255,969 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2011 and 15,256,543 shares at
                                                      
        october 31, 2010 (including 691,748 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2011 and october 31, 2010 held in treasury)
                                                    153,000  
        inventories - at the lower of cost or fair value:
                                                      
        mortgage loans held for sale or investment
                                                     83,665,000 
        income taxes receivable – including net deferred
                                                      
        tax benefits
                                                      
        hovnanian enterprises, inc. and subsidiaries condensed consolidated balance sheets
                                                      
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                      
        nonrecourse mortgages secured by operating
                                                      
        properties
                                                     22,108,000 
        income tax payable
                                                     18,954,000 
        minority interest related to inventory not owned
                                                     19,860,000 
        minority interest in consolidated joint ventures
                                                     736,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, .01 par value-authorized 100,000
                                                      
        shares; issued 5,600 shares at january 31,
                                                      
        2009 and at october 31, 2008 with a
                                                      
        liquidation preference of 140,000
                                                     135,299,000 
        200,000,000 shares; issued 74,220,991 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2009 and 73,803,879 shares at
                                                      
        october 31, 2008 (including 11,694,720
                                                      
        shares at january 31, 2009 and
                                                      
        october 31, 2008 held in treasury)
                                                     742,000 
        to class a at time of sale) - authorized
                                                      
        30,000,000 shares; issued 15,331,494 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2009 and 15,331,494 shares at
                                                      
        october 31, 2008 (including 691,748 shares at
                                                      
        january 31, 2009 and october 31, 2008 held in
                                                      
        treasury)
                                                     153,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                     3,211,480,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-01-31 2025-10-31 2025-07-31 2025-04-30 2025-01-31 2024-10-31 2024-07-31 2024-04-30 2024-01-31 2023-10-31 2023-07-31 2023-04-30 2023-01-31 2022-10-31 2022-07-31 2022-04-30 2022-01-31 2021-10-31 2021-07-31 2021-04-30 2021-01-31 2020-10-31 2020-07-31 2020-04-30 2020-01-31 2019-10-31 2019-07-31 2019-04-30 2019-01-31 2018-10-31 2018-07-31 2018-04-30 2018-01-31 2017-01-31 2016-04-30 2016-01-31 2015-04-30 2015-01-31 2014-07-31 2014-04-30 2014-01-31 2013-01-31 2012-10-31 2012-07-31 2012-04-30 2012-01-31 2011-10-31 2011-07-31 2011-04-30 2011-01-31 2010-10-31 2010-07-31 2010-04-30 2010-01-31 2009-10-31 2009-07-31 
                                                                
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                
          net income
        20,859,000 -667,000 16,615,000 19,726,000 28,191,000 94,349,000 72,919,000 50,836,000 23,904,000 -108,420,109 55,764,000 34,146,000 18,716,000 55,633,000 82,614,000 62,435,000 24,808,000 -554,729,183 47,702,000 488,676,000 18,959,000 40,634,000                    -11,308,000 -84,410,000 34,676,000 1,802,000 -18,265,000 -98,348,000 -50,930,000 -72,667,000 -64,142,000 -132,113,000 -72,854,000 -28,634,000 236,189,000 -250,769,000 -168,912,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                
          depreciation
        3,271,000 5,350,000 3,192,000 3,023,000 2,298,000 2,051,000 2,067,000 2,014,000 1,598,000 -7,214,202 1,299,000 4,514,000 1,410,000 1,448,000 1,520,000 1,314,000 1,175,000 -4,085,720 1,269,000 1,484,000 1,338,000 1,407,000 1,355,000 1,263,000 1,279,000 1,230,000 1,004,000 959,000 979,000 836,000 811,000 719,000 790,000 1,013,000 864,000 865,000 870,000 849,000 865,000 853,000 853,000 1,462,000 1,512,000 1,494,000 1,559,000 1,658,000 2,173,000 2,602,000 2,246,000 2,319,000 3,487,000 2,632,000 3,071,000 3,386,000 5,413,000 3,828,000 
          stock-based compensation
        1,579,000 2,547,000 6,243,000 4,232,000 3,649,000 5,061,000 9,190,000 6,945,000 4,073,000 -9,538,773 5,318,000 2,165,000 2,070,000                                            
          amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing costs
        2,374,000  -393,000 -612,000 -772,000  -936,000 356,000 214,000 -1,559,355 839,000 392,000 330,000                                            
          gain on sale of property and assets
        -25,000 416,000 1,000 -174,000 -778,000 -202,000   -41,000                                                
          gain on consolidation of joint ventures
        -26,830,000                                                        
          gain on inventory contributed to joint venture
         1,000                                                       
          income from unconsolidated joint ventures
        -3,440,000 -12,678,000 -15,511,000 -9,043,000 -9,205,000 -15,448,000 -10,698,000 -11,164,000 -14,952,000 20,925,840 -8,401,000    -12,557,000 -3,171,000 -8,191,000 9,559,151 -5,011,000 -2,641,000 -1,916,000 -3,146,000                  -1,067,000 -2,571,000     23,000        373,000  5,537,000 
          distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
         948,000 1,300,000 460,000 1,700,000 749,000 1,482,000 678,000 1,010,000 -13,363,350 8,860,000 3,830,000 692,000          15,476,000 5,685,000 9,250,000  9,615,000       185,000   1,405,000 3,040,000 649,000 242,000 249,000 400,000 1,253,000 240,000 91,000 206,000 1,217,000 73,000 -232,000 525,000 439,000 115,000 1,697,000 1,675,000 900,000 
          inventory impairments and land option write-offs
        2,359,000 19,430,000 16,045,000 3,056,000 1,040,000 7,918,000 3,099,000 237,000 302,000 -920,464 308,000 137,000 477,000                                            
          decrease in assets:
                                                                
          inventories
        180,663,000 137,229,000 34,988,000 -80,531,000 -43,000 -2,252,000 -112,859,000 46,263,000 -114,674,000 -216,932,328 168,758,000 36,784,000 11,669,000  -94,287,000 -79,344,000 -159,227,000 96,540,486 -33,520,000 24,195,000 -87,251,000 15,117,000 72,630,000         10,796,000 -31,063,000       -86,244,000 -131,834,000 -25,087,000 17,261,000 -24,266,000 29,498,000 -14,063,000 -2,728,000 -57,997,000 -57,755,000 30,095,000 -13,706,000 8,357,000 -48,453,000 26,076,000 82,553,000 54,675,000 
          receivables, deposits and notes
        -12,207,000 7,676,000 -5,638,000 45,409,000 -41,934,000 13,237,000 -23,218,000 -6,614,000 4,694,000 -12,626,704 8,122,000 -1,256,000 5,772,000                                            
          origination of mortgage loans
        -336,756,000 -482,009,000 -500,784,000 -398,734,000 -379,898,000 -484,496,000 -402,130,000 -375,179,000 -306,156,000 809,798,077 -294,217,000    -283,423,000 -325,723,000 -272,877,000 1,086,240,901 -359,057,000 -394,402,000 -334,272,000 -374,677,000          -257,950,000 -198,878,000                        
          sale of mortgage loans
        357,659,000 500,923,000 488,248,000 396,878,000 412,670,000 484,174,000 350,603,000 377,149,000 337,346,000 -840,461,012 292,937,000 296,799,000 251,923,000 299,867,000 289,241,000 314,210,000 342,090,000 -1,058,979,645 353,977,000 393,652,000 312,794,000 368,968,000 344,956,000 308,796,000 345,183,000 309,250,000 270,828,000 218,296,000 256,161,000 304,325,000 265,698,000 250,172,000 251,055,000 312,027,000 344,224,000 240,976,000                     
          deferred tax assets
        6,834,000 -8,797,000 3,723,000 5,584,000 10,937,000 16,845,000 21,795,000 15,628,000 7,501,000 -20,053,040 11,994,000   31,777,000 23,987,000 15,656,000 9,465,000 447,027,322 11,733,000                                      
          decrease in liabilities:
                                                                
          accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities
        -52,017,000 -28,073,000 14,203,000 40,311,000 -62,842,000 -4,168,000 45,513,000 -8,141,000 -33,553,000 73,990,446 3,486,000                                              
          customers’ deposits
        -4,478,000 8,595,000 -10,182,000 3,111,000 912,000 -7,152,000 -3,346,000 -6,179,000 379,000 17,395,087 -14,764,000   -25,501,000 -924,000 17,226,000 14,924,000 -28,422,991 10,799,000 8,669,000 8,975,000 7,294,000    -4,486,000 2,405,000 7,458,000 409,000  7,055,000 -3,392,000 617,000      1,860,000 6,288,000 1,874,000 5,049,000 -1,297,000 2,874,000 3,071,000 1,255,000 1,180,000 263,000 1,026,000 4,681,000 -1,748,000 -3,606,000 18,000 -3,955,000 -6,858,000 3,354,000 
          state income tax payable
        1,041,000 3,127,000 731,000 -9,994,000 879,000 5,833,000 -128,000 -2,809,000 722,000 2,731,694 434,000 -4,991,000 1,824,000  1,532,000 -2,035,000 1,122,000 1,348,019 -104,000    -360,000 -1,098,000 1,714,000    341,000  338,000 -284,000 -41,000 291,000 12,000 275,000  275,000                   
          net cash from operating activities
        140,886,000 169,074,000 52,781,000 22,303,000 -55,879,000 115,824,000 -92,283,000 89,103,000 -89,004,000 -291,163,725 225,632,000   118,063,000 33,606,000 53,526,000 -115,729,000 -82,061,787 66,812,000 109,519,000 -94,059,000 99,994,000 113,115,000 52,075,000 27,644,000       9,943,000 -82,524,000 25,916,000      -55,054,000 -131,052,000 5,775,000 -4,923,000 -22,209,000 3,256,000 -43,122,000 -28,174,000   2,477,000 -59,454,000 -34,565,000 177,876,000 -51,370,000 -84,343,000 -49,451,000 
          capital expenditures
        -8,768,000 -5,086,000 -7,007,000 -6,319,000 -3,685,000 -4,422,000 -3,554,000 -4,441,000 -5,442,000 13,184,179 -5,034,000   -3,271,000 -2,882,000 -2,453,000 3,883,058 -1,428,000 -1,497,000 -964,000       -1,292,000 -1,916,000      -953,000 -95,000 -447,000 -4,146,000 -594,000 -134,000   -267,000 -576,000 -371,000 -290,000 
          free cash flows
        132,118,000 163,988,000 45,774,000 15,984,000 -59,564,000 111,402,000 -95,837,000 84,662,000 -94,446,000 -277,979,546 220,598,000   118,063,000 30,335,000 50,644,000 -118,182,000 -78,178,729 65,384,000 108,022,000 -95,023,000 99,994,000 113,115,000 52,075,000 27,644,000       8,651,000 -84,440,000 25,916,000      -56,007,000 -131,147,000 5,328,000 -4,923,000 -26,355,000 2,662,000 -43,256,000 -28,174,000   2,210,000 -59,454,000 -34,565,000 177,300,000 -51,741,000 -84,343,000 -49,741,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                
          proceeds from sale of property and assets
        33,000 283,000 1,000 640,000 882,000 468,000 -49,000 957,000 43,000 -457,039 366,000 24,000 69,000 58,000 5,000 -29,968 15,000 -1,000 16,000 8,000 73,000 22,000 9,000 6,000 7,000 1,000 15,000 1,000 29,000 103,000 38,170,000 60,000 22,000 93,000 815,000 168,000 114,000 227,000 5,000 81,000 173,000 2,899,000 112,000 22,000 391,000 22,000 568,000 360,000       
          purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets
        -8,768,000 -5,086,000 -7,007,000 -6,319,000 -3,685,000 -4,422,000 -3,554,000 -4,441,000 -5,442,000 13,184,179 -5,034,000                               -447,000  -4,146,000 -594,000 -134,000  -294,000         
          investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net of reimbursements
        -51,903,000 -644,000 -20,683,000 -2,801,000 -26,088,000 -2,274,000 318,000   78,482,178 -58,518,000                                              
          distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures
         75,000 600,000 3,825,000 51,000 190,000 2,885,000 1,278,000 -12,872,553 5,226,000 5,030,000 2,633,000 4,915,000 3,103,000 1,770,000 554,000 -27,143,544 7,579,000 7,561,000 12,035,000 21,171,000 3,720,000 -2,080,000 2,521,000 2,159,000 1,010,000 29,000 5,727,000 126,000 -218,000 22,108,000 6,646,000 1,939,000 2,933,000 2,132,000 6,718,000 627,000 257,000 6,399,000 553,000 12,538,000 2,276,000 1,562,000 560,000 698,000 1,752,000 1,614,000 687,000 698,000 2,591,000 2,810,000 1,011,000 816,000 7,363,000 108,000 
          acquisitions of business, net of cash acquired
        31,517,000                                                        
          net cash from investing activities
        -29,121,000 -5,372,000 -27,689,000 -7,880,000 -25,066,000 -6,177,000 -3,095,000 -33,079,000 -4,121,000 78,336,765 -57,960,000    -185,000 -173,000 -2,927,000 -6,970,004 19,407,000 -20,301,000 7,873,000 20,447,000       3,394,000 20,625,000 -17,993,000 -8,182,000 41,051,000       5,724,000 4,000 9,715,000 410,000 194,000 -832,000 -1,272,000 1,277,000 1,282,000 224,000 -1,588,000 97,000 1,407,000 -1,126,000 -394,000 -15,323,000 -11,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                
          proceeds from mortgages and notes
        20,413,000 12,015,000 47,195,000 47,381,000 58,171,000 73,405,000 76,329,000 72,416,000 78,867,000 -248,716,151 96,522,000 94,815,000 57,704,000 87,656,000 120,243,000 94,963,000 136,021,000 -160,351,070 39,264,000 57,083,000 64,257,000 68,079,000 70,637,000 79,424,000 60,437,000 82,817,000 64,600,000 116,829,000 54,216,000 51,690,000 53,449,000 42,160,000 33,802,000 54,396,000 55,302,000 57,592,000 45,661,000 30,908,000 40,207,000 40,191,000 24,110,000 13,765,000 7,893,000 2,381,000 2,765,000 3,201,000 16,553,000 4,420,000 -2,237,000 -2,122,000    3,450,000   
          payments related to mortgages and notes
        -26,628,000 -38,717,000 -72,315,000 -57,482,000 -61,587,000 -98,597,000 -83,500,000 -86,739,000 -71,257,000 269,070,067 -106,263,000    -128,870,000 -94,716,000 -63,892,000 177,988,391 -35,136,000 -70,880,000 -72,235,000 -112,873,000          -35,525,000 -46,596,000       -19,307,000 -16,094,000 -7,893,000   -4,240,000 -237,000           
          proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs
        7,440,000 14,601,000 11,064,000 7,422,000 18,492,000 1,517,000    -12,399,588 582,000 10,520,000 1,310,000 7,597,000 451,000 18,245,000 8,737,000 -5,630,394 2,900,000 1,378,000 1,360,000 845,000 15,048,000 939,000 2,368,000 11,912,000 6,371,000 5,338,000 9,567,000 505,000 21,498,000 746,000 747,000 5,571,000 9,339,000   7,404,000 24,331,000 6,043,000 2,121,000 2,738,000 4,956,000             
          payments related to model sale leaseback financing programs
        -4,832,000 -7,573,000 -6,701,000 -4,320,000 -2,785,000 -4,836,000 -5,617,000 -6,204,000 -5,907,000 14,529,125 -8,964,000    -2,744,000 -4,998,000 -3,553,000 18,209,323 -8,354,000 -6,296,000 -3,583,000 -6,882,000          -5,807,000 -16,934,000       -9,576,000 -1,175,000 -2,199,000               
          proceeds from land bank financing programs
        12,831,000 26,824,000 104,604,000 40,319,000 14,896,000 22,766,000 50,115,000 7,447,000 18,407,000 -34,659,885 4,378,000 9,018,000 21,317,000 49,773,000 70,438,000 48,316,000 21,425,000 -27,600,718 11,142,000 1,469,000 15,025,000 10,940,000 8,860,000 8,640,000 39,620,000 17,227,000 26,579,000 46,529,000 14,626,000 1,870,000 13,191,000 1,562,000 2,204,000 4,788,000 15,109,000 138,314,000                     
          payments related to land bank financing programs
        -24,964,000 -25,596,000 -44,446,000 -26,568,000 -14,103,000 -14,492,000 -20,319,000 -29,517,000 -22,296,000 89,932,891 -50,993,000    -13,195,000 -12,311,000 -13,642,000 77,224,542 -26,707,000 -25,880,000 -24,726,000 -18,826,000          -10,441,000 -9,449,000                        
          net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit
        -24,832,000   -4,041,000 -32,789,000   -2,099,000 -27,004,000  -589,000                     8,048,000 -51,487,000       1,491,000 -57,846,000 -55,447,000  13,678,000 15,486,000 -685,000           
          preferred dividends paid
        -2,669,000 -2,668,000 -2,669,000 -2,669,000 -2,669,000 -2,668,000 -2,669,000 -2,669,000 -2,669,000 7,996,325 -2,669,000    -2,669,000 -2,669,000 -2,669,000                                        
          treasury stock purchases
        -9,000,000 58,000 94,000 -12,346,000 -18,050,000 11,000 -11,392,000   4,795,200                                              
          deferred financing costs from land banking financing programs and note issuances
        -384,000  -1,648,000 -554,000 -1,151,000  -1,531,000 -714,000 -910,000  -1,076,000    -1,356,000 -2,114,000 -1,848,000 1,202,413 -361,000 -254,000 -590,000                                    
          net cash from financing activities
        -52,625,000 -39,869,000 50,504,000 -39,446,000 -41,575,000 -26,757,000 48,328,000 -63,226,000 -146,271,000 227,735,289 -171,009,000    38,313,000 -56,362,000 17,118,000 163,427,727 -122,793,000 -44,285,000 3,433,000 -57,241,000 -153,234,000   47,336,000 20,981,000 99,432,000 38,959,000   -30,274,000 -145,559,000    44,091,000 218,450,000 26,969,000 5,677,000 90,729,000 -50,569,000 43,775,000 48,968,000 34,904,000 -36,657,000 -4,748,000 10,655,000 135,566,000 -51,693,000 16,301,000 -15,178,000 -51,242,000 -41,864,000 -24,771,000 -182,545,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
        59,140,000                 74,395,936 -36,574,000   63,200,000 -37,107,000                                  
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period
        318,647,000 266,761,000 477,519,000 -381,807,810 382,190,000 311,396,000 -309,150,540 309,460,000                                    
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period
        377,787,000 123,833,000 75,596,000 -25,023,000 144,241,000 82,890,000 -47,050,000 -7,202,000 238,123,000 -366,899,481 -3,337,000 91,433,000 279,281,000 103,607,000 71,734,000 -3,009,000 209,858,000 -234,754,604 -36,574,000 44,933,000 226,707,000                                    
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                
          homebuilding: cash and cash equivalents
        339,910,000 126,180,000 72,612,000 -20,278,000 94,258,000 87,940,000 -59,930,000 -1,152,000 183,118,000 -324,747,881 -8,072,000 98,325,000 234,929,000 101,109,000 75,658,000 11,533,000 137,898,000 -172,502,030 -45,573,000 46,223,000 172,098,000                                    
          homebuilding: restricted cash and cash equivalents
        9,661,000 453,000 3,124,000 582,000 8,449,000 -1,740,000 1,245,000 1,000 8,369,000 -8,614,569 707,000 -238,000 8,154,000 -2,123,000 1,222,000 23,000 14,260,000 -15,083,911 2,347,000 125,000 12,628,000                                    
          financial services: cash and cash equivalents, included in financial services assets
        4,071,000 320,000 523,000 176,000 4,529,000 742,000 1,118,000 207,000 4,522,000 -4,114,481 329,000 -892,000 4,682,000 1,619,000 910,000 -2,907,000 6,846,000 -6,181,181 2,070,000 -414,000 4,531,000                                    
          financial services: restricted cash and cash equivalents, included in financial services assets
        24,145,000 -3,120,000 -663,000 -5,503,000 37,005,000 -4,052,000 10,517,000 -6,258,000 42,114,000 -29,422,550 3,699,000 -5,762,000 31,516,000 3,002,000 -6,056,000 -11,658,000 50,854,000 -40,987,482 4,582,000 -1,001,000 37,450,000                                    
          total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows
        377,787,000 123,833,000 75,596,000 -25,023,000 144,241,000 82,890,000 -47,050,000 -7,202,000 238,123,000 -366,899,481 -3,337,000 91,433,000 279,281,000                                            
          amortization of debt discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs
                                                                
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                -4,056,362      -302,252            1,830,000 4,266,000                         
          noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
                 -21,962 11,000   45,000 86,000 77,000 62,000 -309,570 120,000 112,000 78,000                                    
          increase in liabilities:
                                                                
          net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit
         -15,550,000    -3,045,000         -3,823,000 2,877,000 -63,311,000 -29,168,256 5,942,000 -651,000 23,925,000              -31,224,000 31,481,000                     
          proceeds from issuance of unsecured and senior secured notes
                                                                
          payments related to senior and senior secured notes, senior secured term loans and senior unsecured term loans
                                                                
          debt issuance costs from note issuances, land banking financing programs and model sale leaseback financing programs
                                                                
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                                
          supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
                                                                
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                
          interest, net of capitalized interest
             24,712,000 -7,211,000 33,267,000 -2,965,000 -26,567,424 -468,000   27,604,000 -9,166,000 31,688,000 -5,254,000 -54,735,773 7,621,000 37,280,000 9,922,000                                    
          income taxes
             838,000 2,683,000 5,738,000 435,000 -8,561,593 1,683,000 6,804,000 84,000 5,373,000 3,794,000 4,888,000 7,000 -5,839,331 2,435,000 3,343,000 69,000                                    
          gain on consolidation of joint venture
                 19,082,898                                               
          gain on extinguishment of debt
              -1,371,000                                     -24,698,000 -10,563,000    -5,256,000 -17,217,000 -2,574,000 17,619,000 -37,016,000 
          payments related to senior notes, senior secured notes and senior unsecured term loan
                                                               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
          75,596,000 -25,023,000 -122,520,000  -47,050,000 -7,202,000 -239,396,000  -3,337,000    71,734,000 -3,009,000 -101,538,000    -82,753,000                                    
          gain on assets contributed to joint venture
           -22,683,000                                                    
          proceeds from partner distributions to consolidated joint venture
                        -39,960                                       
          payments for partner distributions to consolidated joint venture
                      -162,000 -120,000 -150,000 562,182 -309,000                                      
          net borrowings from senior secured notes
                                                                
          payments related to senior secured notes
               -113,502,000 101,184,818                                              
          loss on sale of property and assets
                                                                
          deferred financing costs from note issuances and land banking financing programs
                                                                
          repurchases of common stock
                                                                
          distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint venture
                     -207,000 1,454,000 643,000 2,100,000 -8,923,291 3,536,000 2,556,000 2,841,000                                    
          net borrowings from senior secured credit facility
                                                                
          payments related to senior secured credit facility
                                                                
          compensation from stock options and awards
                      3,010,000 1,759,000 1,635,000 -5,301,332 3,556,000 851,000 902,000 2,741,000    524,000 -994,000 576,000 615,000 963,000 631,000 1,036,000 1,039,000 452,000 -720,000 1,545,000 3,165,000 3,500,000 2,748,000 1,508,000 3,530,000 1,149,000 2,719,000 867,000 1,680,000 1,187,000 1,109,000 1,493,000 1,677,000 1,940,000 1,684,000 2,507,000 2,151,000 2,364,000 2,250,000 2,025,000 
          amortization of bond discounts, premiums and deferred financing costs
                      -9,000 86,000 -280,000 -489,758 -44,000 325,000 209,000 173,000 276,000 161,000 1,281,000 2,125,000 2,123,000 2,060,000 1,820,000 2,922,000 1,750,000                          
          gain on sale and retirement of property and assets
                      -32,000 -5,000  3,000 -14,000 3,000          36,000 -3,628,000       -211,000 -5,000 -76,000 -149,000 46,000 -105,000 -22,000           
          inventory impairment and land option write-offs
                      1,173,000 565,000 99,000 -3,263,370 1,309,000 81,000 1,877,000 2,611,000 2,364,000 1,010,000 2,828,000 2,687,000 1,435,000 1,462,000 704,000 318,000 96,000 2,673,000 414,000 3,184,000 9,669,000 11,681,000 4,311,000 2,230,000 741,000 522,000 664,000 665,000 5,300,000 689,000 3,216,000 3,325,000 59,873,000 11,426,000 16,925,000 13,525,000 80,588,000 48,959,000 1,186,000 4,966,000   
          receivables, prepaids, deposits and other assets
                      -9,127,000 -2,198,000 -2,139,000 1,968,984 -4,513,000 12,072,000 -9,531,000 6,138,000 -2,964,000                                  
          accounts payable, accrued interest and other accrued liabilities
                      29,316,000 45,263,000 -70,490,000 -59,950,630 34,751,000 34,876,000 -9,605,000 26,395,000          36,033,000 -82,544,000      5,445,000 42,388,000 -47,490,000 -42,293,000 2,680,000 23,823,000 1,047,000 -29,126,000 9,650,000 1,808,000 -5,053,000 -70,359,000       
          purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions
                      -3,271,000 -2,882,000 -2,453,000 3,883,058 -1,428,000 -1,497,000 -964,000                   -953,000 -95,000         -267,000       
          investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
                      -17,000 881,000 -1,033,000 16,320,450 13,241,000 -26,364,000 -3,214,000                                    
          total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows
                      71,734,000 -3,009,000 209,858,000 -234,754,604 -36,574,000 44,933,000 226,707,000                                    
          proceeds from partner distributions from consolidated joint venture
                                                                
          loss on sale and retirement of property and assets
                                                                
          proceeds from senior secured notes, net of discount
                                 556,883,000 21,348,000                            
          payments related to senior secured notes, net of discount
                         111,031,274                                       
          cash paid received during the period for:
                                                                
          state income tax payable
                            557,000                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                
          state and federal income tax payable
                                                                
          proceeds from partner contributions to consolidated joint venture
                                                                
          payments related to unsecured revolving credit facility
                                                                
          payments related to senior secured term loan facility
                                                                
          proceeds from senior unsecured term loan facility
                                     70,047,000                          
          borrowings from senior secured credit facility
                                                                
          payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes
                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year
                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year
                                                                
          noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture
                              30,000 20,000 13,000                                
          purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions
                                       -1,292,000 -1,916,000                    -576,000 -371,000  -290,000 
          investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
                                       -16,847,000 -2,032,000       84,000 -116,000 -2,457,000  -121,000 -910,000 -1,858,000           
          proceeds from partner contribution to consolidated joint ventures
                                                                
          borrowings from senior secured revolving credit facility
                                                                
          payments related to senior secured revolving credit facility
                                                                
          deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuances
                                        -1,843,000                        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period
                              182,266,000   232,992,000                            
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period
                              -37,107,000 155,419,000 127,948,000   15,430,000 153,173,000                            
          net
                                       -9,823,000 -30,809,000                        
          adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                
          net borrowings from senior secured revolving credit facility
                                    36,000,000                            
          loss from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                       -1,343,000 5,176,000 1,666,000 1,346,000 1,480,000             3,232,000 992,000       
          deferred income tax provision
                                         20,000  2,616,000                     
          noncontrolling interest income in consolidated joint venture
                                                                
          payments for model sale leaseback financing programs
                                                                
          proceeds from partner contribution to consolidated joint venture
                                  10,000                              
          payments related to senior, senior secured and senior amortizing notes
                                                                
          deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances
                                               -2,055,000 -3,291,000 -475,000               
          payments for senior notes and senior amortizing notes
                                        -56,002,000                        
          borrowings from revolving credit facility
                                                                
          proceeds from senior secured term loan facility
                                                                
          proceeds from senior secured notes
                                                                
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                             11,401,000             -43,056,000 -48,336,000 125,508,000 -93,628,000 -124,437,000 -232,007,000 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year
                                                                
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year
                                                                
          financial service: cash and cash equivalents, included in financial services assets
                                                                
          restricted cash, receivables, prepaids, deposits and other assets
                                      33,530,000 -21,983,000 3,011,000 4,833,000      -14,372,000 10,018,000 41,162,000  -4,824,000 -4,587,000 23,540,000           
          decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company
                                      86,000 -121,000 174,000    1,258,000 387,000 847,000 -33,000 -343,000                
          increase in restricted cash related to letters of credit and bonds
                                                                
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                       -28,513,000 -187,032,000       -43,653,000 -40,319,000 -35,079,000  26,953,000 37,328,000 -81,051,000 -31,645,000   -50,804,000       
          cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period
                                      469,320,000 346,765,000 253,745,000 261,898,000  329,204,000 273,232,000  250,740,000           
          cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period
                                      -31,836,000 -28,513,000 282,288,000 201,780,000 -22,924,000 152,578,000 -11,727,000 273,299,000  -43,653,000 288,885,000 238,153,000  26,953,000 37,328,000 169,689,000  -71,345,000 37,354,000 316,376,000  -48,336,000 125,508,000 333,064,000  -232,007,000 
          deferred income tax benefit
                                                                
          decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit and bonds
                                                                
          payments related to senior notes and senior amortizing notes
                                                                
          amortization of bond discounts and deferred financing costs
                                        2,337,000 4,129,000 3,135,000 2,971,000 3,128,000 2,863,000 2,678,000 2,533,000 2,380,000 1,844,000 2,183,000 1,760,000 1,862,000 1,631,000 1,591,000 1,676,000 1,471,000 1,309,000 1,294,000 1,286,000 1,244,000 1,227,000 14,564,000 295,000 
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash related to letters of credit
                                        9,000                        
          net loss
                                               -7,902,000 -24,523,000                
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                
          (decrease) increase in liabilities:
                                                                
          (increase) decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit
                                                                
          increase in restricted cash related to mortgage company
                                                                
          decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit
                                          273,000 52,000                     
          deferred financing cost from land bank financing program and note issuances
                                                                
          net cash from by operating activities
                                                                
          net proceeds from senior secured notes
                                                                
          proceeds from senior notes
                                            250,000,000 150,000,000                
          payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes
                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year
                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year
                                                                
          mortgage loans held for sale at fair value
                                             1,570,000                   
          payments related to senior notes
                                                                
          principal payments and debt repurchases
                                               -1,092,000 -2,913,000 -941,000 -865,723,000 -2,411,000 -52,861,000 -20,163,000 -15,124,000 -13,605,000   -19,270,000 -70,033,000 -22,273,000 -786,337,000 -81,372,000 
          proceeds from land bank financing program
                                             3,131,000 12,096,000 7,740,000 926,000 10,206,000 12,781,000              
          payments related to land bank financing program
                                               -13,453,000 -9,031,000 -9,706,000               
          state and federal income tax liabilities
                                               -105,000 227,000 -9,503,000 190,000 -36,243,000 415,000 691,000 6,047,000 -4,701,000 448,000 22,125,000 -1,257,000      
          net decrease in cash
                                                                
          cash balance, beginning of period
                                                                
          cash balance, end of period
                                                                
          mortgage notes receivable
                                               -642,000 55,576,000          -24,870,000 -3,402,000 -11,484,000 22,976,000 -9,402,000 -1,009,000 
          expenses related to the debt for debt exchange
                                                  11,000 89,000 4,594,000           
          restricted cash, receivables, prepaids, deposits, and other assets
                                                                
          payments from senior notes
                                                                
          net proceeds from exchangeable notes units
                                                                
          net proceeds from tangible equity units
                                                                
          net proceeds from class a common stock
                                                                
          deferred financing cost from land banking financing program and note issuances
                                                                
          payments related to the debt for debt exchange
                                                  -13,000 -88,000 -18,773,000           
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                              
          cash received during the year for income taxes
                                                                
          (income) income from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                 -2,289,000 -3,077,000 -851,000             
          decrease (increase) in assets:
                                                                
          mortgage loans held for sale
                                                 44,600,000  -16,276,000 -7,847,000 4,942,000  -5,826,000 -9,729,000 48,683,000       
          increase in assets:
                                                                
          net proceeds from senior notes
                                                                
          net proceeds (payments) related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit
                                                                
          (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                   -6,229,000             
          payments from mortgages and notes
                                                                
          proceeds from senior debt
                                                               
          net proceeds from tangible equity units issuance
                                                                
          net proceeds from common stock issuance
                                                               
          deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance
                                                                
          net proceeds from teu issuance
                                                                
          deferred financing costs from note issuance
                                                                
          stock option cancellations
                                                              3,418,000 
          (gain) loss on sale and retirement of property and assets
                                                                
          loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                
          state and federal income tax assets
                                                              
          net (payments) proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit
                                                      8,070,000          
          deferred financing cost from note issuances
                                                      -951,000         
          cash received during the year for:
                                                                
          proceeds from tangible equity units issuance
                                                               
          proceeds from common stock issuance
                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                                                                
          from operating activities:
                                                                
          gain on sale and retirement of property
                                                                
          and assets
                                                        24,000 -293,000  -28,000 76,000 -119,000  212,000 
          restricted cash, receivables, prepaids, deposits and
                                                                
          other assets
                                                        18,307,000 11,077,000  11,347,000 14,030,000 10,881,000  1,537,000 
          net cash from provided by operating activities
                                                                
          investments in and advances to unconsolidated
                                                                
          joint ventures
                                                        -849,000 -2,379,000  -1,042,000 -1,564,000 -989,000  23,000 
          net payments related to mortgage
                                                                
          warehouse lines of credit
                                                        9,456,000 -49,571,000       
          cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning
                                                                
          of period
                                                        367,180,000  426,692,000  
          goodwill and intangible amortization and impairment
                                                                
          excess tax payments from share-based payments
                                                                
          deferred income taxes
                                                                
          proceeds (payments) from mortgages and notes
                                                          -1,330,000 -3,872,000     
          net (payments) relating to revolving credit facility
                                                                
          excess tax payments from share-based payment
                                                                
          proceeds from sale of stock and employee stock plan
                                                                
          cash paid (received) during the period for:
                                                                
          provided by operating activities:
                                                                
          (gain) loss on sale and retirement of property
                                                                
          accounts payable, interest and other accrued liabilities
                                                           -18,366,000 7,005,000 -63,523,000  -36,008,000 
          net proceeds from sale of property and assets
                                                           195,000 3,000 150,000 60,000 148,000 
          purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets
                                                                
          warehouse line of credit
                                                           8,175,000 14,519,000 -22,593,000  639,000 
          deferred financing costs from note issuances
                                                           -211,000 -943,000 -448,000  -401,000 
          state and federal income tax
                                                            255,274,000 -291,334,000   
          net proceeds related to revolving credit agreement
                                                                
          excess tax payments (benefits) from share-based payments
                                                                
          (payments)/proceeds from mortgages and notes
                                                                
          net (payments) proceeds related to mortgage warehouse line of credit
                                                                
          excess tax (payments) benefits from share-based payment
                                                                
          net proceeds from sale of stock and employee stock plan
                                                                
          intangible amortization
                                                                
          impairment and land option write-offs
                                                               101,130,000 
          state and federal income tax liability
                                                               20,001,000 
          (payments) proceeds from mortgages and notes
                                                               -1,411,000 
          net proceeds related to revolving
                                                                
          credit agreement