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Note 23 (Details) (USD $) | Jul. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Feb. 09, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2013 Net [Member] Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Subsidiary Issuer [Member] Senior Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Tangible Equity Units [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Oct. 02, 2012 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member]
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Note 23 (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Rate | 7.25% |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |
Number of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 460,600,000 | $ 992,000,000 |  |  | $ 65,800,000 |  | $ 100,000,000
Secured Debt | 978,300,000 |  |  |  | 978,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, Unsecured | 459,100,000 |  |  |  | 459,100,000 |  |  | 20,900,000 |  | 65,800,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00%
Subordinated Debt | $ 3,181,000 | $ 6,091,000 | [1] |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2012.

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