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Note 16 - Stock Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | October 31, 201 4 |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  |  | October 31, 201 3 |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  |  | October 31, 201 2 |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |
Options outstanding at beginning of period |  | 6,591,054 |  |  | $5.74 |  |  | 6,019,070 |  |  | $5.97 |  |  | 5,094,367 |  |  | $7.05 |
Granted |  | 376,822 |  |  | $4.41 |  |  | 887,500 |  |  | $6.28 |  |  | 1,334,828 |  |  | $2.59 |
Exercised |  | 42,375 |  |  | $2.74 |  |  | 44,812 |  |  | $2.67 |  |  | 6,250 |  |  | $2.55 |
Forfeited |  | 56,375 |  |  | $2.66 |  |  | 76,500 |  |  | $3.06 |  |  | 94,808 |  |  | $4.77 |
Expired |  | 148,875 |  |  | $27.42 |  |  | 194,204 |  |  | $16.92 |  |  | 309,067 |  |  | $9.61 |
Options outstanding at end of period |  | 6,720,251 |  |  | $5.23 |  |  | 6,591,054 |  |  | $5.74 |  |  | 6,019,070 |  |  | $5.97 |
Options exercisable at end of period |  | 4,100,413 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,161,952 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,467,170 |  |  |  |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block] |
Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number Outstanding |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life |
$1.93 | – | $5.00 |  | 4,672,501 |  |  | $3.07 |  |  | 6.35 |
$5.01 | – | $10.00 |  | 1,690,250 |  |  | $6.37 |  |  | 6.29 |
$10.01 | – | $20.00 |  | - |  |  | $- |  |  | - |
$20.01 | – | $30.00 |  | 218,375 |  |  | $21.73 |  |  | 2.58 |
$30.01 | – | $40.00 |  | 104,125 |  |  | $32.33 |  |  | 1.58 |
$40.01 | – | $50.00 |  | - |  |  | $- |  |  | - |
$50.01 | – | $60.00 |  | 30,000 |  |  | $54.70 |  |  | 0.36 |
$60.01 | – | $70.00 |  | 5,000 |  |  | $60.36 |  |  | 0.58 |
|  |  |  | 6,720,251 |  |  | $5.23 |  |  | 6.11 |
Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number Exercisable |  |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life |
$1.93 | – | $5.00 |  | 2,940,163 |  |  | $3.02 |  |  | 5.55 |
$5.01 | – | $10.00 |  | 802,750 |  |  | $6.46 |  |  | 3.67 |
$10.01 | – | $20.00 |  | - |  |  | $- |  |  | - |
$20.01 | – | $30.00 |  | 218,375 |  |  | $21.73 |  |  | 2.58 |
$30.01 | – | $40.00 |  | 104,125 |  |  | $32.33 |  |  | 1.58 |
$40.01 | – | $50.00 |  | - |  |  | $- |  |  | - |
$50.01 | – | $60.00 |  | 30,000 |  |  | $54.70 |  |  | 0.36 |
$60.01 | – | $70.00 |  | 5,000 |  |  | $60.36 |  |  | 0.58 |
|  |  |  | 4,100,413 |  |  | $5.88 |  |  | 4.88 |
Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested at beginning of period |  | 2,463,647 |  |  | $5.10 |
Granted |  | 878,834 |  |  | $4.36 |
Vested |  | (874,343 | ) |  | $4.60 |
Forfeited |  | (9,000 | ) |  | $1.93 |
Nonvested at end of period |  | 2,459,138 |  |  | $5.02 |

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