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Acquisitions (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount paid to purchase additional land	6,400,000
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price consideration	34,933,000
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Covenants not to compete | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Covenants not to compete | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	8 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Supply contracts | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Supply contracts | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	8 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Trade name | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Trade name | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	8 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Licenses and databases | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Licenses and databases | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	8 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Software | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	5 years
Salvage vehicle auction business in Brazil and auction platform in Germany | Software | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets	8 years

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Represents the additional consideration paid to acquire properties.

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- Definition

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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