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Note 11 (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Feb. 09, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2013 Initial [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Additional [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Cash [Member] The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Cash [Member] Guarantees [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Letters of Credit Collateral [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Letters of Credit Collateral [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Real Estate [Member] Senior Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Notes Collateral [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2005 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Common Class A [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Common Class A [Member] | Apr. 11, 2012 Common Class A [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.5% 2014 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.375% 2014 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.25% 2015 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Apr. 30, 2012 The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 11.875% 2015 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Oct. 02, 2012 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Exchangeable Note Units [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Tangible Equity Units [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Note Repurchases [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Note Repurchases [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Three Months [Member] The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Three Months [Member] The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Three Months [Member] The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Three Months [Member] The 11.875% 2015 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Three Months [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Nine Months [Member] The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Nine Months [Member] The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Nine Months [Member] The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Nine Months [Member] The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Nine Months [Member] The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Nine Months [Member] The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 Nine Months [Member] The 11.875% 2015 Notes [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Nine Months [Member]
Note 11 (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 992,000,000 | $ 460,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 577,000,000 | $ 220,000,000 | $ 53,200,000 | $ 141,800,000 | $ 36,700,000 | $ 3,000,000 | $ 21,400,000 | $ 131,200,000 | $ 86,500,000 | $ 121,000,000 |  | $ 60,800,000 |  |  | $ 100,000,000 | $ 65,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt |  |  | 978,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% | 9.125% | 2.00% | 5.00% | 6.50% | 6.375% | 6.25% | 6.25% | 7.50% | 8.625% |  | 11.875% | 11.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, Unsecured |  |  | 459,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,900,000 |  |  | 65,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subordinated Debt (in Dollars) |  |  | 3,181,000 | 6,091,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Rate |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,000,000 |  | 549,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 169,300,000 | 56,300,000 | 5,200,000 | 30,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures |  |  | 54,300,000 | 61,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Numerator |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Denominator |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.625% | 7.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  | 12,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  | 21,000,000 |  | 61,100,000 |  | 37,400,000 |  | 2,000,000 |
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,200,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt (in Dollars) | 6,230,000 | 57,966,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 | 48,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 5,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,300,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in Shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 136,305,223 | 130,055,304 | [1] | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Exchanged Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,800,000 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 9,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 7,800,000 |  | $ 4,000,000 |  | $ 18,300,000 |  |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2012.

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