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Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) - USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
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The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | $ 577,000,000 | $ 577,000,000
The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 220,000,000 | 220,000,000
The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 53,143,000 | 53,139,000
The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 131,943,000 | 131,207,000
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes |  | 172,744,000
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
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 Notes | 121,043 | 121,043
The 7.0% 2019 Notes Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 150,000 | 150,000
The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 10,516,000 | 12,811,000
Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 75,677,000 | 73,771,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | 982,086,000 | 981,346,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |
Senior Notes | $ 607,575,000 | $ 780,319,000

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