$TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock $tol

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000079417012000030 Filed on December 28, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$1.883B	$427.8M	$394.3M
YoY Change	27.57%	6.26%	-13.19%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.532B	$345.5M	$323.1M
YoY Change	21.52%	-5.08%	-17.05%
Gross Profit	$350.7M	$65.28M	$54.36M
YoY Change	63.04%	69.12%	-15.98%
Gross Profit Margin	18.63%	15.26%	13.79%
Selling, General & Admin	$287.3M	$68.40M	$64.61M
YoY Change	9.91%	-1.16%	-3.86%
% of Gross Profit	81.91%	104.78%	118.85%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$22.59M	$6.000M	$6.800M
YoY Change	-2.4%	0.0%	36.0%
% of Gross Profit	6.44%	9.19%	12.51%
Operating Expenses	$287.3M	$68.50M	$64.61M
YoY Change	9.91%	-1.01%	-3.86%
Operating Profit	$63.43M	-$3.219M	-$10.25M
YoY Change	-237.16%	-89.48%	309.88%
Interest Expense	$0.00	$18.90M	$17.50M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-12.5%	337.5%
% of Operating Profit	0.0%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$25.92M		$6.209M
YoY Change	10.76%
Pretax Income	$112.9M	$15.28M	$3.888M
YoY Change	-484.6%	-260.81%	386.0%
Income Tax	-$374.2M	$200.0K	-$38.22M
% Of Pretax Income	-331.32%	1.31%	-983.02%
Net Earnings	$487.1M	$15.04M	$42.11M
YoY Change	1124.14%	-70.21%	54.24%
Net Earnings / Revenue	25.87%	3.52%	10.68%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.91	$0.09	$0.25
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.86	$0.09	$0.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	167.3M shares	166.9M shares	168.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	170.2M shares	167.5M shares	169.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$779.0M	$906.0M	$890.0M
YoY Change	-14.02%	-12.8%	-37.98%
Cash & Equivalents	$779.0M	$906.3M	$890.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$3.733B	$3.417B	$3.424B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.685B	$4.429B	$4.411B
YoY Change	5.78%	-2.01%	-8.64%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$110.0M	$99.71M	$99.00M
YoY Change	10.0%	24.64%	23.75%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$865.0M	$429.0M	$481.0M
YoY Change	101.63%	8.33%	20.55%
Other Assets	$435.0M	$35.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	1142.86%	-57.32%	64.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.496B	$626.2M	$666.0M
YoY Change	138.98%	-3.95%	16.84%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.685B	$4.429B	$4.411B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.496B	$626.2M	$666.0M
Total Assets	$6.181B	$5.055B	$5.077B
YoY Change	22.27%	-2.26%	-5.95%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$100.0M	$97.00M	$94.00M
YoY Change	3.09%	5.43%	5.62%
Accrued Expenses	$476.0M	$521.0M	$524.0M
YoY Change	-8.64%	-8.6%	-9.03%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$800.0M	$808.0M	$814.0M
YoY Change	-0.99%	-10.42%	-7.92%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.253B	$1.655B	$1.645B
YoY Change	36.13%	-3.27%	-18.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.253B	$1.655B	$1.645B
YoY Change	36.13%	-3.27%	-18.2%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$800.0M	$808.0M	$814.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.253B	$1.655B	$1.645B
Total Liabilities	$3.059B	$2.463B	$2.465B
YoY Change	23.9%	-5.86%	-14.97%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$2.234B
YoY Change
Common Stock		$402.1M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$47.07M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		2.946M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.122B	$2.586B	$2.611B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.181B	$5.055B	$5.077B
YoY Change	22.27%	-2.26%	-5.95%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$487.1M	$15.04M	$42.11M
YoY Change	1124.14%	-70.21%	54.24%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$22.59M	$6.000M	$6.800M
YoY Change	-2.4%	0.0%	36.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$171.5M	$6.500M	-$51.20M
YoY Change	-391.96%	-107.76%	-131.72%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$11.92M	-$2.700M	-$1.800M
YoY Change	-22.88%	-18.18%	125.0%
Acquisitions	$144.7M	$144.7M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$548.6M	$52.60M	$10.90M
YoY Change	745.3%	630.56%	-123.24%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$560.5M	$49.90M	$9.100M
YoY Change	597.43%	1179.49%	-119.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$505.0K
YoY Change	-98.97%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$604.6M	-40.10M	-17.70M
YoY Change	-644.16%	-87.3%	-56.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$171.5M	6.500M	-51.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$560.5M	49.90M	9.100M
Cash From Financing Activities	$604.6M	-40.10M	-17.70M
Net Change In Cash	-$127.5M	16.30M	-59.80M
YoY Change	-3.92%	-104.12%	-182.26%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$171.5M	$6.500M	-$51.20M
Capital Expenditures	$11.92M	-$2.700M	-$1.800M
Free Cash Flow	-$183.5M	$9.200M	-$49.40M
YoY Change	-523.72%	-111.43%	-130.46%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses		USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses	-66000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	737000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	694000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Year Five DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive	2028000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0499
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Year Three DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree	1645000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	29766000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	26037000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	25161000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Period Increase Decrease DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease	3108000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Period Increase Decrease DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease	2638000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	-125000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	-504000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	-731000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Future Employer Contributions In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear	955000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1290000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1212000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	2289000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Plan Amendments DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments	575000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Plan Amendments DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments		USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Plan Amendments DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments	202000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	270000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	389000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	305000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	2700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	5000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	14100000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	8100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	20044000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	23142000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	22586000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Due To Affiliate Current And Noncurrent DueToAffiliateCurrentAndNoncurrent	60205000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Early Repayment Of Senior Debt EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt	-46114000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Early Repayment Of Senior Debt EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt	-58837000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Earnest Money Deposits EarnestMoneyDeposits	14859000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cost Of Sales EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales	148196000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.24
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CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions		USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets	1523994000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets	1654142000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities And Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity	1654142000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities		USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities		USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	3888000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-954000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax		USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense	3055000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense	9263000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense	5000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease		USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Units StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfUnits	92000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	22000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	8096000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	8102000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	411000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	475000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	435000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	25119000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	34275000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	34641000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	2586353000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	3121700000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	3127871000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2592551000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2559013000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2516482000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Tax Adjustments Settlements And Unusual Provisions TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions	-52306000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Tax Adjustments Settlements And Unusual Provisions TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions	-39485000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Tax Adjustments Settlements And Unusual Provisions TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions	-34167000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Acquired Average Cost Per Share TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	16.00
CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Acquired Average Cost Per Share TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare	25.62
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	53000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	2946000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	3068000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	20000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	31000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	47065000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	983000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	505000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	588000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	49103000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	171366000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	160446000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	80991000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	104669000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	17954000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	29200000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	24906000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	4700000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	14300000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	5000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1241000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1996000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Warehouse Agreement Borrowings WarehouseAgreementBorrowings	72664000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Warehouse Agreement Borrowings WarehouseAgreementBorrowings	57409000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Accumulated Unrecognized Loss Gain AccumulatedUnrecognizedLossGain	-1265000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment		shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	35575000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	5489000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-12621000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-32385000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-40846000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	394718000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	-18188000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	168381000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	170154000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	165666000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	167525000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	166910000	shares
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	168121000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174775000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	166311000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	169338000	shares
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	168503000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	170229000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	167140000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	167346000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	165666000	shares
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166677000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166896000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166910000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	167664000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	168416000	shares
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166311000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	168075000	shares
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166994000	shares
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CY2012	tol	Acceleration Of Benefits AccelerationOfBenefits		USD
CY2011	tol	Acceleration Of Benefits AccelerationOfBenefits		USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Accumulated Unrecognized Loss Gain AccumulatedUnrecognizedLossGain	-4307000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments AggregatePurchaseCommitments	564376000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments AggregatePurchaseCommitments	746985000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Additionalcommonsharesifconvertibledebtexchanged Additionalcommonsharesifconvertibledebtexchanged	5900000	shares
CY2012Q4	tol	Aggregate Mortgage Loan Commitments AggregateMortgageLoanCommitments	567998000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Aggregate Mortgage Loan Commitments AggregateMortgageLoanCommitments	436275000	USD
CY2011	tol	Company Recognized Earnings From Its Investments In Loan Portfolios CompanyRecognizedEarningsFromItsInvestmentsInLoanPortfolios	1500000	USD
CY2010Q4	tol	Accumulated Unrecognized Loss Gain AccumulatedUnrecognizedLossGain	1372000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Additional Cash Required To Acquire Land AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand	526389000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Additional Cash Required To Acquire Land AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand	704064000	USD
CY2010	tol	Additional Paid In Capital Of Share Based Compensation From Accrued Liabilities AdditionalPaidInCapitalOfShareBasedCompensationFromAccruedLiabilities		USD
CY2012	tol	Additional Paid In Capital Of Share Based Compensation From Accrued Liabilities AdditionalPaidInCapitalOfShareBasedCompensationFromAccruedLiabilities		USD
CY2011	tol	Additional Paid In Capital Of Share Based Compensation From Accrued Liabilities AdditionalPaidInCapitalOfShareBasedCompensationFromAccruedLiabilities	4233000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Additional Surety Bonds Outstanding AdditionalSuretyBondsOutstanding	57000000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unconsolidated Entities That Company Has Investments In AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn	4067000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unconsolidated Entities That Company Has Investments In AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn	12471000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unrelated Parties AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnrelatedParties	551905000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Commitments Unrelated Parties AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnrelatedParties	742918000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Aggregate Purchase Price Of Lands AggregatePurchasePriceOfLands	540800000	USD
CY2012	tol	Aggregate Value Of Homes Delivered AggregateValueOfHomesDelivered	99653000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Aggregate Value Of Homes Delivered AggregateValueOfHomesDelivered	13700000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Amount Of Additional Cash Required To Acquire Land Included In Accrued Expenses AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses	44000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Amount Of Additional Cash Required To Acquire Land Included In Accrued Expenses AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses	4328000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Amount Work Remains On Improvements AmountWorkRemainsOnImprovements	241600000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Average Price Of Homes In Backlog AveragePriceOfHomesInBacklog	471000	USD
CY2010	tol	Average Price Per Share Employee Stock Purchase Plan AveragePricePerShareEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	16.20
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CY2012	tol	Capitalized Interest On Investments In Unconsolidated Entities CapitalizedInterestOnInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities	-3438000	USD
CY2011	tol	Capitalized Interest On Investments In Unconsolidated Entities CapitalizedInterestOnInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities		USD
CY2010	tol	Capitalized Interest On Investments In Unconsolidated Entities CapitalizedInterestOnInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities		USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Carrying Amount CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesCarryingAmount	29485000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Carrying Amount CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesCarryingAmount	66862000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Discount On Acquired Loans CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesDiscountOnAcquiredLoans	108325000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Discount On Acquired Loans CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesDiscountOnAcquiredLoans	62524000	USD
CY2011	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Security Accret Dff Loans Acquired During Period CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecurityAccretDffLoansAcquiredDuringPeriod	51462000	USD
CY2012	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Security Accret Dff Loans Acquired During Period CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecurityAccretDffLoansAcquiredDuringPeriod	20514000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accouted For As Debt Security Acq Date Accret Cash Flow CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccoutedForAsDebtSecurityAcqDateAccretCashFlow	-20514000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accouted For As Debt Security Acq Date Accret Cash Flow CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccoutedForAsDebtSecurityAcqDateAccretCashFlow	-51462000	USD
CY2012	tol	Change In Capital Balance From Non Controlling Intereset ChangeInCapitalBalanceFromNonControllingIntereset	-27000	USD
CY2011	tol	Change In Capital Balance From Non Controlling Intereset ChangeInCapitalBalanceFromNonControllingIntereset	2638000	USD
CY2010	tol	Change In Capital Balance From Non Controlling Intereset ChangeInCapitalBalanceFromNonControllingIntereset	277000	USD
CY2011	tol	Change In Deferred Tax Asset ChangeInDeferredTaxAsset	-18188000	USD
CY2010	tol	Change In Deferred Tax Asset ChangeInDeferredTaxAsset	60697000	USD
CY2012	tol	Change In Deferred Tax Asset ChangeInDeferredTaxAsset	41810000	USD
CY2011	tol	Change In Fair Value Of Mortgage Loans Receivable And Derivative Instruments ChangeInFairValueOfMortgageLoansReceivableAndDerivativeInstruments	475000	USD
CY2012	tol	Change In Fair Value Of Mortgage Loans Receivable And Derivative Instruments ChangeInFairValueOfMortgageLoansReceivableAndDerivativeInstruments	-670000	USD
CY2010	tol	Change In Fair Value Of Mortgage Loans Receivable And Derivative Instruments ChangeInFairValueOfMortgageLoansReceivableAndDerivativeInstruments	-970000	USD
CY2008Q4	tol	Closing Price Of Company Common Stock At Issuance Date ClosingPriceOfCompanyCommonStockAtIssuanceDate	21.70
CY2012Q4	tol	Common Stock Reserved For Outstanding Stock Options And Restricted Stock Units CommonStockReservedForOutstandingStockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnits	11700000	shares
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CY2010	tol	Company Discretionary Contribution Under Deferral Savings Plans CompanyDiscretionaryContributionUnderDeferralSavingsPlans	0.01
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CY2012	tol	Company Recognized Earnings From Its Investments In Loan Portfolios CompanyRecognizedEarningsFromItsInvestmentsInLoanPortfolios	4500000	USD
CY2010	tol	Company Recognized Expense For One Plan CompanyRecognizedExpenseForOnePlan	38000	USD
CY2012	tol	Condition For Accounting In Investments As Per Equity Method ConditionForAccountingInInvestmentsAsPerEquityMethod	Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated
CY2010	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Through Seller Financing Or Recorded Due To Vie Criteria CostOfInventoryAcquiredThroughSellerFinancingOrRecordedDueToVieCriteria	41276000	USD
CY2011	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Through Seller Financing Or Recorded Due To Vie Criteria CostOfInventoryAcquiredThroughSellerFinancingOrRecordedDueToVieCriteria	29320000	USD
CY2012	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Through Seller Financing Or Recorded Due To Vie Criteria CostOfInventoryAcquiredThroughSellerFinancingOrRecordedDueToVieCriteria	26059000	USD
CY2012	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Under Specific Performance Contracts CostOfInventoryAcquiredUnderSpecificPerformanceContracts		USD
CY2011	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Under Specific Performance Contracts CostOfInventoryAcquiredUnderSpecificPerformanceContracts		USD
CY2010	tol	Cost Of Inventory Acquired Under Specific Performance Contracts CostOfInventoryAcquiredUnderSpecificPerformanceContracts	-4889000	USD
CY2010	tol	Cost Of Other Inventory Acquired CostOfOtherInventoryAcquired	1725000	USD
CY2011	tol	Cost Of Other Inventory Acquired CostOfOtherInventoryAcquired	1781000	USD
CY2012	tol	Cost Of Other Inventory Acquired CostOfOtherInventoryAcquired	-478000	USD
CY2012	tol	Debt Exchanged Costs DebtExchangedCosts	1200000	USD
CY2011	tol	Decrease In Benefit As Result Of Completion Of Tax Audits DecreaseInBenefitAsResultOfCompletionOfTaxAudits	33370000	USD
CY2012	tol	Decrease In Benefit As Result Of Completion Of Tax Audits DecreaseInBenefitAsResultOfCompletionOfTaxAudits	-1782000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Asset Unrecognized Tax Benefits DeferredTaxAssetUnrecognizedTaxBenefits	47387000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Asset Unrecognized Tax Benefits DeferredTaxAssetUnrecognizedTaxBenefits	36934000	USD
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CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Assets Accrued Expenses DeferredTaxAssetsAccruedExpenses	59411000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Assets Cumulative Valuation Allowance Federal DeferredTaxAssetsCumulativeValuationAllowanceFederal		USD
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CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Assets Cumulative Valuation Allowance State DeferredTaxAssetsCumulativeValuationAllowanceState	-89142000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Gross DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesGross	451762000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Gross DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesGross	415100000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Liabilities Marketing DeferredTaxLiabilitiesMarketing	14557000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Liabilities Marketing DeferredTaxLiabilitiesMarketing	18229000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Liability Expenses Taken For Tax Not For Book DeferredTaxLiabilityExpensesTakenForTaxNotForBook	36811000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Deferred Tax Liability Expenses Taken For Tax Not For Book DeferredTaxLiabilityExpensesTakenForTaxNotForBook	58502000	USD
CY2010	tol	Defined Benefit Plan Amendments Related To Unamortized Prior Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanAmendmentsRelatedToUnamortizedPriorServiceCost	130000	USD
CY2011	tol	Defined Benefit Plan Amendments Related To Unamortized Prior Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanAmendmentsRelatedToUnamortizedPriorServiceCost		USD
CY2012	tol	Defined Benefit Plan Amendments Related To Unamortized Prior Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanAmendmentsRelatedToUnamortizedPriorServiceCost	575000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Deposits Against Aggregate Purchase Commitments DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments	37987000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deposits Against Aggregate Purchase Commitments DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments	42921000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Deposits For Purchase Of Lands With Vie Entities DepositsForPurchaseOfLandsWithVieEntities	25500000	USD
CY2012	tol	Earnings From Subsidiaries EarningsFromSubsidiaries	0	USD
CY2010	tol	Earnings From Subsidiaries EarningsFromSubsidiaries	0	USD
CY2011	tol	Earnings From Subsidiaries EarningsFromSubsidiaries	0	USD
CY2010	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Accrued Interest On Anticipated Tax Assessments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAccruedInterestOnAnticipatedTaxAssessments	-0.079
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CY2010	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation In Deferred Tax Assets EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInDeferredTaxAssets
CY2012	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation In Deferred Tax Assets EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInDeferredTaxAssets
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	25360000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Real Estate Owned EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRealEstateOwned	231959000	USD
CY2011	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Unrecognized Tax Benefit EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefit
CY2012	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Unrecognized Tax Benefit EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefit	0.049
CY2011	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation In Deferred Tax Assets EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInDeferredTaxAssets	0.884
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CY2012	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Valuation Allowance Percentage EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInValuationAllowancePercentage
CY2010	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Valuation Allowance Percentage EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInValuationAllowancePercentage	-0.474
CY2010	tol	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Valuation Allowance Reversed EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationValuationAllowanceReversed	1.098
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CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cash And Cash Equivalents EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCashAndCashEquivalents	112496000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Debt EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationDebt	888145000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Debt EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationDebt	638206000	USD
CY2011	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Expenses Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpensesNet	220267000	USD
CY2012	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Expenses Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpensesNet	140715000	USD
CY2010	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Expenses Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpensesNet	169693000	USD
CY2011	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Loss From Operations EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromOperations	110598000	USD
CY2012	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Loss From Operations EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromOperations	57231000	USD
CY2010	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Loss From Operations EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromOperations	21892000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Inventory EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInventory	213080000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Inventory EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInventory	555928000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Members Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMembersEquity	367277000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Members Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMembersEquity	720663000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Non Performing Loan Portfolio EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNonPerformingLoanPortfolio	295044000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Non Performing Loan Portfolio EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNonPerformingLoanPortfolio	226315000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	520213000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	331386000	USD
CY2011	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherExpenses	39913000	USD
CY2012	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherExpenses	34763000	USD
CY2010	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherExpenses	31313000	USD
CY2011	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Income EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherIncome	11355000	USD
CY2012	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Income EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherIncome	3506000	USD
CY2010	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Income EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherIncome	14193000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	18906000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Real Estate Owned EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRealEstateOwned	254250000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Rental Properties EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRentalProperties	178339000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Rental Properties EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRentalProperties	173767000	USD
CY2012	tol	Estimated State Income Tax Rate EstimatedStateIncomeTaxRate	0.064
CY2011	tol	Estimated State Income Tax Rate EstimatedStateIncomeTaxRate	0.050
CY2010	tol	Estimated State Income Tax Rate EstimatedStateIncomeTaxRate	0.050
CY2010	tol	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired For Cash Business Combination FairValueOfAssetsAcquiredForCashBusinessCombination		USD
CY2011	tol	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired For Cash Business Combination FairValueOfAssetsAcquiredForCashBusinessCombination		USD
CY2012	tol	Fair Value Of Assets Acquired For Cash Business Combination FairValueOfAssetsAcquiredForCashBusinessCombination	149959000	USD
CY2012Q1	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	49758000	USD
CY2012Q2	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	22962000	USD
CY2010Q2	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	53594000	USD
CY2011Q2	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	40765000	USD
CY2011Q3	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	867000	USD
CY2010Q4	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	39209000	USD
CY2012Q3	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	6609000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	3367000	USD
CY2010Q1	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	60519000	USD
CY2011Q1	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	56105000	USD
CY2010Q3	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	21457000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Fair Value Of Impaired Inventory FairValueOfImpairedInventory	9319000	USD
CY2012	tol	Fair Value Of Liabilities Assumed Business Combination FairValueOfLiabilitiesAssumedBusinessCombination	5213000	USD
CY2010	tol	Fair Value Of Liabilities Assumed Business Combination FairValueOfLiabilitiesAssumedBusinessCombination		USD
CY2011	tol	Fair Value Of Liabilities Assumed Business Combination FairValueOfLiabilitiesAssumedBusinessCombination		USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Fair Value Option Aggregate Differences Mortgage Loan Held For Sale FairValueOptionAggregateDifferencesMortgageLoanHeldForSale	410000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Fair Value Option Aggregate Differences Mortgage Loan Held For Sale FairValueOptionAggregateDifferencesMortgageLoanHeldForSale	1400000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Funding Commitments FundingCommitments	97000000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income From Ancillary Businesses IncomeFromAncillaryBusinesses	6607000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income From Ancillary Businesses IncomeFromAncillaryBusinesses	5871000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income From Ancillary Businesses IncomeFromAncillaryBusinesses	3734000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income From Gibraltar IncomeFromGibraltar	1522000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income From Gibraltar IncomeFromGibraltar	-472000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income From Gibraltar IncomeFromGibraltar	4476000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income From Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate IncomeFromNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	5113000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income From Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate IncomeFromNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate		USD
CY2012	tol	Income From Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate IncomeFromNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	12444000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income Loss From Unconsolidated Entities IncomeLossFromUnconsolidatedEntities	23470000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income Loss From Unconsolidated Entities IncomeLossFromUnconsolidatedEntities	21281000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income Loss From Unconsolidated Entities IncomeLossFromUnconsolidatedEntities	39676000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxValuationAllowance		USD
CY2010	tol	Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxValuationAllowance	55492000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxRateReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxValuationAllowance	43876000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Decrease In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	128640000	USD
CY2011	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Decrease In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	25689000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Decrease In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationDecreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	394718000	USD
CY2010	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Assets Net IncomeTaxReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsNet		USD
CY2011	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Assets Net IncomeTaxReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsNet	25948000	USD
CY2012	tol	Income Tax Reconciliation Increase In Deferred Tax Assets Net IncomeTaxReconciliationIncreaseInDeferredTaxAssetsNet		USD
CY2010	tol	Increase Decrease In Receivables Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherAssets	3115000	USD
CY2012	tol	Increase Decrease In Receivables Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherAssets	33922000	USD
CY2011	tol	Increase Decrease In Receivables Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherAssets	11522000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Increase In Number Of Selling Community Count IncreaseInNumberOfSellingCommunityCount	15
CY2010	tol	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Anti Dilutive Options IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToAntiDilutiveOptions	0	shares
CY2011Q4	tol	Insurance And Litigation Liabilities Current And Noncurrent InsuranceAndLitigationLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	130714000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Insurance And Litigation Liabilities Current And Noncurrent InsuranceAndLitigationLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	101908000	USD
CY2012	tol	Interest Expenses InterestExpenses	0	USD
CY2010	tol	Interest Expenses InterestExpenses	22751000	USD
CY2011	tol	Interest Expenses InterestExpenses	1504000	USD
CY2010	tol	Interest Reclassified To Property Construction And Office Equipment InterestReclassifiedToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment	-519000	USD
CY2011	tol	Interest Reclassified To Property Construction And Office Equipment InterestReclassifiedToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment	-3000000	USD
CY2012	tol	Interest Reclassified To Property Construction And Office Equipment InterestReclassifiedToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment		USD
CY2011	tol	Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate InvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	66867000	USD
CY2010	tol	Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate InvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate		USD
CY2012	tol	Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate InvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	30090000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Investments In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate InvestmentsInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	95522000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Investments In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate InvestmentsInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	69174000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Investor Commitments To Purchase InvestorCommitmentsToPurchase	191870000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Investor Commitments To Purchase InvestorCommitmentsToPurchase	190233000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Land Land Development And Construction Related Liabilities Current And Noncurrent LandLandDevelopmentAndConstructionRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	124731000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Land Land Development And Construction Related Liabilities Current And Noncurrent LandLandDevelopmentAndConstructionRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	109574000	USD
CY2011Q3	tol	Loan Portfolio Outstanding Balance LoanPortfolioOutstandingBalance	71400000	USD
CY2011Q1	tol	Loan Portfolio Outstanding Balance LoanPortfolioOutstandingBalance	200300000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Loan Portfolio Outstanding Balance LoanPortfolioOutstandingBalance	56600000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Marketable Securities Maturities Term Maximum MarketableSecuritiesMaturitiesTermMaximum	P26M
CY2012Q4	tol	Marketable Securities Maturities Term Min MarketableSecuritiesMaturitiesTermMin	P1M
CY2012	tol	Minimum Period To Develop Master Planned Communities MinimumPeriodToDevelopMasterPlannedCommunities	P10Y
CY2012	tol	Minimum Period To Develop Sell And Deliver Home In Community After Land Development Approval MinimumPeriodToDevelopSellAndDeliverHomeInCommunityAfterLandDevelopmentApproval	P4Y
CY2011	tol	Miscellaneous Increases To Investments In Unconsolidated Entities MiscellaneousIncreasesToInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities	-2212000	USD
CY2010	tol	Miscellaneous Increases To Investments In Unconsolidated Entities MiscellaneousIncreasesToInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities	2495000	USD
CY2012	tol	Miscellaneous Increases To Investments In Unconsolidated Entities MiscellaneousIncreasesToInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntities	-276000	USD
CY2012	tol	More Likely Than Not Definition Threshold MoreLikelyThanNotDefinitionThreshold	0.50
CY2011Q4	tol	Mortgage Loan Held For Sale Unpaid Principal MortgageLoanHeldForSaleUnpaidPrincipal	62765000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Mortgage Loan Held For Sale Unpaid Principal MortgageLoanHeldForSaleUnpaidPrincipal	84986000	USD
CY2011	tol	Net Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	40048000	USD
CY2012	tol	Net Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	19888000	USD
CY2010	tol	Net Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	987000	USD
CY2011	tol	Net Income Before Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeBeforeNoncontrollingInterest	121953000	USD
CY2012	tol	Net Income Before Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeBeforeNoncontrollingInterest	60737000	USD
CY2010	tol	Net Income Before Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeBeforeNoncontrollingInterest	36085000	USD
CY2009	tol	Net Operating Loss Carryback Expiration Periods NetOperatingLossCarrybackExpirationPeriods	P2Y
CY2012	tol	Net Operating Loss Carryback Expiration Periods NetOperatingLossCarrybackExpirationPeriods	P5Y
CY2012Q2	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	2
CY2012Q3	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	4
CY2010Q2	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	7
CY2012Q4	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	3
CY2011Q2	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	9
CY2010Q3	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	7
CY2010Q1	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	14
CY2010Q4	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	12
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CY2011Q3	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	2
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	3
CY2011Q1	tol	Number Of Communities Impaired NumberOfCommunitiesImpaired	6
CY2012Q4	tol	Number Of Determined Land Purchase Contracts NumberOfDeterminedLandPurchaseContracts	64
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Home Sites Controlled Through Land Purchase Agreements NumberOfHomeSitesControlledThroughLandPurchaseAgreements	254
CY2011Q4	tol	Prior Year Deferred Tax Asset Adjustment PriorYearDeferredTaxAssetAdjustment	24400000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Home Sites Owned Included In Assets NumberOfHomeSitesOwnedIncludedInAssets	1245
CY2012	tol	Number Of Homes Delivered NumberOfHomesDelivered	201
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Homes Delivered NumberOfHomesDelivered	29
CY2012Q4	tol	Number Of Homes To Be Delivered NumberOfHomesToBeDelivered	2569
CY2011Q1	tol	Number Of Loans In Portfolio NumberOfLoansInPortfolio	83
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Loans In Portfolio NumberOfLoansInPortfolio	12
CY2011Q3	tol	Number Of Loans In Portfolio NumberOfLoansInPortfolio	38
CY2011Q3	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	129
CY2011Q2	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	142
CY2010Q1	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	260
CY2010Q3	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	155
CY2011Q1	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	143
CY2010Q2	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	161
CY2012Q2	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	115
CY2011Q4	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	114
CY2012Q1	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	113
CY2012Q3	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	115
CY2010Q4	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	144
CY2012Q4	tol	Number Of Operating Communities Tested NumberOfOperatingCommunitiesTested	108
CY2012	tol	Number Of Stock Incentive Plans NumberOfStockIncentivePlans	2
CY2012	tol	Number Of Unfunded Defined Benefit Retirement Plans NumberOfUnfundedDefinedBenefitRetirementPlans	2
CY2010	tol	Options Under Extended Exercise Period OptionsUnderExtendedExercisePeriod	175813	shares
CY2012	tol	Other Misc Income OtherMiscIncome	3277000	USD
CY2011	tol	Other Misc Income OtherMiscIncome	4374000	USD
CY2010	tol	Other Misc Income OtherMiscIncome	2089000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Outstanding Surety Bonds Amount OutstandingSuretyBondsAmount	382200000	USD
CY2011Q1	tol	Participation Percentage Acquired By Wholly Owned Subsidiary In Non Performing Loans Portfolio ParticipationPercentageAcquiredByWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryInNonPerformingLoansPortfolio	0.60
CY2012	tol	Percentage Investment In Partnerships And Affiliates Up To Which Accounted As Equity Method Investment PercentageInvestmentInPartnershipsAndAffiliatesUpToWhichAccountedAsEquityMethodInvestment	0.50
CY2012Q4	tol	Percentage Of Holding In Subsidiary PercentageOfHoldingInSubsidiary	1
CY2012	tol	Percentage Of Ownership Of Companys Common Stock For Restricts Certain Transfers PercentageOfOwnershipOfCompanysCommonStockForRestrictsCertainTransfers	0.0495
CY2010	tol	Principal Payments Of Loans Payable PrincipalPaymentsOfLoansPayable	1316514000	USD
CY2012	tol	Principal Payments Of Loans Payable PrincipalPaymentsOfLoansPayable	1016081000	USD
CY2011	tol	Principal Payments Of Loans Payable PrincipalPaymentsOfLoansPayable	952621000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Prior Year Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance Adjustment PriorYearDeferredTaxValuationAllowanceAdjustment	24400000	USD
CY2011Q2	tol	Proceeds From Federal Tax Refunds ProceedsFromFederalTaxRefunds	154300000	USD
CY2010	tol	Product Warranty Accrual Acquired ProductWarrantyAccrualAcquired		USD
CY2011	tol	Product Warranty Accrual Acquired ProductWarrantyAccrualAcquired		USD
CY2012	tol	Product Warranty Accrual Acquired ProductWarrantyAccrualAcquired	731000	USD
CY2012	tol	Real Estate Held And Used Depreciation RealEstateHeldAndUsedDepreciation	-281000	USD
CY2011	tol	Real Estate Held And Used Depreciation RealEstateHeldAndUsedDepreciation		USD
CY2011	tol	Real Estate Owned Additions RealEstateOwnedAdditions	5939000	USD
CY2012	tol	Real Estate Owned Additions RealEstateOwnedAdditions	54174000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Real Estate Owned Held And Used RealEstateOwnedHeldAndUsed	52400000	USD
CY2011	tol	Real Estate Owned Impairments RealEstateOwnedImpairments		USD
CY2012	tol	Real Estate Owned Impairments RealEstateOwnedImpairments	-126000	USD
CY2011	tol	Real Estate Owned Sales RealEstateOwnedSales		USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Receivables Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets ReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherAssets	105576000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Receivables Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets ReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherAssets	148315000	USD
CY2012	tol	Real Estate Owned Sales RealEstateOwnedSales	-1353000	USD
CY2010Q4	tol	Real Estate Owned Total RealEstateOwnedTotal	0	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Real Estate Owned Total RealEstateOwnedTotal	5939000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Real Estate Owned Total RealEstateOwnedTotal	58353000	USD
CY2012	tol	Reclassification Deferred Income From Investment To Accrued Liabilities ReclassificationDeferredIncomeFromInvestmentToAccruedLiabilities	2943000	USD
CY2011	tol	Reclassification Deferred Income From Investment To Accrued Liabilities ReclassificationDeferredIncomeFromInvestmentToAccruedLiabilities		USD
CY2010	tol	Reclassification Deferred Income From Investment To Accrued Liabilities ReclassificationDeferredIncomeFromInvestmentToAccruedLiabilities		USD
CY2011	tol	Reclassification Of Inventory To Property Construction And Office Equipment ReclassificationOfInventoryToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment	20005000	USD
CY2012	tol	Reclassification Of Inventory To Property Construction And Office Equipment ReclassificationOfInventoryToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment		USD
CY2010	tol	Reclassification Of Inventory To Property Construction And Office Equipment ReclassificationOfInventoryToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment	18711000	USD
CY2010Q4	tol	Reduction In Capitalized Interest ReductionInCapitalizedInterest	53300000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Reduction In Capitalized Interest ReductionInCapitalizedInterest	47900000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Reduction In Capitalized Interest ReductionInCapitalizedInterest	54000000	USD
CY2010	tol	Reduction Of Investments In Unconsolidated Entities Due To Reduction In Letters Of Credit Or Accrued Liabilities ReductionOfInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntitiesDueToReductionInLettersOfCreditOrAccruedLiabilities	7679000	USD
CY2011	tol	Reduction Of Investments In Unconsolidated Entities Due To Reduction In Letters Of Credit Or Accrued Liabilities ReductionOfInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntitiesDueToReductionInLettersOfCreditOrAccruedLiabilities	13423000	USD
CY2012	tol	Reduction Of Investments In Unconsolidated Entities Due To Reduction In Letters Of Credit Or Accrued Liabilities ReductionOfInvestmentsInUnconsolidatedEntitiesDueToReductionInLettersOfCreditOrAccruedLiabilities	448000	USD
CY2011	tol	Retained Customer Deposits RetainedCustomerDeposits	2076000	USD
CY2010	tol	Retained Customer Deposits RetainedCustomerDeposits	11190000	USD
CY2012	tol	Retained Customer Deposits RetainedCustomerDeposits	3247000	USD
CY2010	tol	Return Of Investments From Unconsolidated Entities ReturnOfInvestmentsFromUnconsolidatedEntities	9696000	USD
CY2012	tol	Return Of Investments From Unconsolidated Entities ReturnOfInvestmentsFromUnconsolidatedEntities	38368000	USD
CY2011	tol	Return Of Investments From Unconsolidated Entities ReturnOfInvestmentsFromUnconsolidatedEntities	43309000	USD
CY2012	tol	Return Of Investments In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate ReturnOfInvestmentsInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	16707000	USD
CY2011	tol	Return Of Investments In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate ReturnOfInvestmentsInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	2806000	USD
CY2010	tol	Return Of Investments In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate ReturnOfInvestmentsInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate		USD
CY2010Q4	tol	Treasury Stock Acquire Repurchase Authorization TreasuryStockAcquireRepurchaseAuthorization	11855000	shares
CY2010	tol	Reversal Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes ReversalOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.337
CY2012	tol	Reversal Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes ReversalOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.303
CY2011	tol	Reversal Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes ReversalOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1.781
CY2010	tol	Reversal Of Litigation Costs Previously Accrued ReversalOfLitigationCostsPreviouslyAccrued	10981000	USD
CY2012	tol	Reversal Of Litigation Costs Previously Accrued ReversalOfLitigationCostsPreviouslyAccrued		USD
CY2011	tol	Reversal Of Litigation Costs Previously Accrued ReversalOfLitigationCostsPreviouslyAccrued		USD
CY2012	tol	Rights Issued Pursuant To Rights Plan Description RightsIssuedPursuantToRightsPlanDescription	The rights issued pursuant to the 2007 Rights Plan will become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) ten days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock or (ii) ten business days following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that would result in a person or group beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock. No rights were exercisable at October 31, 2012.
CY2011	tol	Sale Of Mortgage Loans SaleOfMortgageLoans	659610000	USD
CY2012	tol	Sale Of Mortgage Loans SaleOfMortgageLoans	629397000	USD
CY2010	tol	Sale Of Mortgage Loans SaleOfMortgageLoans	579221000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Sales Value Of Outstanding Deliver Homes SalesValueOfOutstandingDeliverHomes	1670000000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Treasury Stock Acquire Repurchase Authorization TreasuryStockAcquireRepurchaseAuthorization	8766000	shares
CY2011Q4	tol	Treasury Stock Acquire Repurchase Authorization TreasuryStockAcquireRepurchaseAuthorization	8786000	shares
CY2010Q4	tol	Senior Notes Redemption Amount SeniorNotesRedemptionAmount	45500000	USD
CY2012	tol	Shares Issued Under Stock Incentive And Employee Stock Purchase Plans SharesIssuedUnderStockIncentiveAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	2927000	shares
CY2011	tol	Shares Issued Under Stock Incentive And Employee Stock Purchase Plans SharesIssuedUnderStockIncentiveAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	2390000	shares
CY2010	tol	Shares Issued Under Stock Incentive And Employee Stock Purchase Plans SharesIssuedUnderStockIncentiveAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	1712000	shares
CY2012	tol	Stock Incentive Plan Inactive Outstanding Grants StockIncentivePlanInactiveOutstandingGrants	1
CY2012	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment TransferOfInventoryToInvestment	5793000	USD
CY2011	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment TransferOfInventoryToInvestment		USD
CY2010	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment TransferOfInventoryToInvestment		USD
CY2010	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate TransferOfInventoryToInvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate		USD
CY2012	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate TransferOfInventoryToInvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate	-802000	USD
CY2011	tol	Transfer Of Inventory To Investment In Non Performing Loan Portfolios And Foreclosed Real Estate TransferOfInventoryToInvestmentInNonPerformingLoanPortfoliosAndForeclosedRealEstate		USD
CY2003Q1	tol	Treasury Stock Acquire Repurchase Authorization TreasuryStockAcquireRepurchaseAuthorization	20000000	shares
CY2010Q4	tol	Unamortized Prior Service Cost UnamortizedPriorServiceCost	4027000	USD
CY2009Q4	tol	Unamortized Prior Service Cost UnamortizedPriorServiceCost	5145000	USD
CY2011Q4	tol	Unamortized Prior Service Cost UnamortizedPriorServiceCost	3333000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Unamortized Prior Service Cost UnamortizedPriorServiceCost	3171000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Unvested Restricted Stock Awards UnvestedRestrictedStockAwards	1975	shares
CY2011Q4	tol	Value Of Assets Securing Loans ValueOfAssetsSecuringLoans	283169000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Value Of Assets Securing Loans ValueOfAssetsSecuringLoans	311104000	USD
CY2012Q4	tol	Variable Interest Entity Number Of Entities Not Primary Beneficiary VariableInterestEntityNumberOfEntitiesNotPrimaryBeneficiary	2
CY2011	tol	Weighted Average Number Of Anti Dilutive Options WeightedAverageNumberOfAntiDilutiveOptions	7936000	shares
CY2010	tol	Weighted Average Number Of Anti Dilutive Options WeightedAverageNumberOfAntiDilutiveOptions	8401000	shares
CY2012	tol	Weighted Average Number Of Anti Dilutive Options WeightedAverageNumberOfAntiDilutiveOptions	3646000	shares
CY2010	tol	Write Off Against Other Income WriteOffAgainstOtherIncome	-8369000	USD
CY2011	tol	Write Off Against Other Income WriteOffAgainstOtherIncome	-1155000	USD
CY2012	tol	Write Off Against Other Income WriteOffAgainstOtherIncome	-3404000	USD
CY2012	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2012	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--10-31
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-10-31
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2012	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000794170
CY2012Q4	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	169041000	shares
CY2012	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2012	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2012Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	3797126000	USD
CY2012	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	TOLL BROTHERS INC
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000079417012000030 Filed on December 28, 2012

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$TOL Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock $tol

2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000079417012000030 Filed on December 28, 2012

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock $tol