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Other Income - Net (Details Textuals 1) (Settled Litigation [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Settled Litigation [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of derivative lawsuits | 3 tol_NumberOfDerivativeLawsuits / us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis = us-gaap_SettledLitigationMember

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- Definition Number of derivative lawsuits + References No definition available. + Details
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