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Business Segment Information (Details Textual) (Land Management [Member]) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012 acre
Land Management [Member] |
Business Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract] |
Measurement area of timber properties in the south eastern United States which are actively managed in acres | 269,050
Measurement area of timber properties in Canada which are not actively managed in acres | 12,137

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