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Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loans Held for Sale, Mortgages, Unpaid Principal | $ 105,400,000 |  | $ 105,400,000 |  | $ 91,200,000
Other Commitment | 26,500,000 |  | 26,500,000 |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 0 | $ 100,000 | 4,400,000 | $ 200,000 |
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan Applications in Process | 738,900,000 |  | 738,900,000 |  |
Interest Rate Committed [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications | 86,200,000 |  | 86,200,000 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 676,600,000 |  | 676,600,000 |  | 464,400,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 132,000,000 |  | 132,000,000 |  | 148,200,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 964,000,000 |  | 964,000,000 |  | 1,000,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 12,800,000 |  | 12,800,000 |  | 17,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 67,700,000 |  | $ 67,700,000 |  | $ 79,600,000
Maximum [Member] | Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Days in Commitment |  |  | 60 days |  |

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- Definition This element represents the aggregate of the assets reported on the balance sheet at period end measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by the entity. This element is intended to be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51719941&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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