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Other Income - Net Other Income - Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Other Income - Net [Abstract] |
Other Income - net [Table Text Block] | The table below provides the components of other income - net for the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Interest income | 4,677 |  |  | 5,210 |  |  | 4,370 |
Income from ancillary businesses | 6,607 |  |  | 3,734 |  |  | 5,871 |
Gibraltar | 4,476 |  |  | 1,522 |  |  | (472 | )
Management fee income | 2,212 |  |  | 5,137 |  |  | 4,347 |
Retained customer deposits | 3,247 |  |  | 2,076 |  |  | 11,190 |
Land sales, net | 1,425 |  |  | 1,350 |  |  | 918 |
Other | 3,277 |  |  | 4,374 |  |  | 2,089 |
Total other income - net | 25,921 |  |  | 23,403 |  |  | 28,313 |
Revenues and Expenses of Non Core Ancillary Businesses [Table Text Block] | The table below provides revenues and expenses for the Company's non-core ancillary businesses for the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Revenue | $ | 67,137 |  |  | $ | 60,021 |  |  | $ | 51,458 |
Expense | $ | 60,529 |  |  | $ | 56,287 |  |  | $ | 45,587 |

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