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Note 17 - Transactions With Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Tavit Najarian [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,200,000 | $ 1,200,000
Jovana Pellerito [Member] | Compensation [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction |  |  | $ 96,000
Carson Sorsby [Member] | Compensation [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | 152,000 | $ 129,000 |
Alexander Hovnanian [Member] | Compensation [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 166,000 |  |

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- Definition Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 + Details
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