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Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior, Senior Amortizing, and Senior Exchangeable Notes (Details) - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
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Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | $ 981,716 | $ 981,346
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 607,575 | 780,319
The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 577,000 | 577,000
The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 220,000 | 220,000
The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 53,141 | 53,139
The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 131,575 | 131,207
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes |  | 172,744
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 86,532 | 86,532
The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 121,043 | 121,043
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 150,000 | 150,000
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 250,000 | 250,000
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | 10,516 | 12,811
Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Secured Notes: |  |
Senior Notes | $ 74,720 | $ 73,771

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