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Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and Mortgage Company Warehouse Loan Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, Senior subordinated Notes and Mortgage Company Warehouse Loan (Details Textual 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Expenses related to early retirement of debt |  | $ (3,827,000) | $ (1,208,000)
Senior Subordinated Notes Due December 2011 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Subordinate Notes Redemption Amount |  |  | 47,900,000
Expenses related to early retirement of debt |  |  | $ 34,000

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