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Note 14 (Details) |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jul. 31, 2013 | Feb. 09, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2013 Non-Vested Stock and Outstanding Options [Member] Because of Net Loss [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] Because of Net Loss [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Included in EPS [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Equity Option [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Equity Option [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Equity Option [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Oct. 02, 2012 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Note 14 (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts, Shares Included in Basic Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  | 6,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Rate | 7.25% | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Number of Shares Upon Conversion, Per Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.7655 | 5.8140
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  | 2,200,000 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments |  |  |  | 16,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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