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Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013 acre
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Measurement area of timber properties in the south eastern United States which are actively managed in acres	269,550
Measurement area of timber properties in Canada which are not actively managed in acres	11,850

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