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Note 14 (Details)			9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Note 14 (Details)	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