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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loan - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Senior Notes	$ 1,606,250
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Senior Notes	75,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	1,054,333	981,346
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	577,000	577,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	71,482
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	145,000	220,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	75,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	53,149	53,139
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	132,702	131,207
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	400,000	780,319
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		172,744
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		86,532
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		121,043
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	150,000	150,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Senior Notes	250,000	250,000
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member]
Senior Notes	6,316	12,811
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Senior Notes	$ 57,841	$ 73,771

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- Definition

Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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