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Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2015
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Days in Committment |  |  | 60 days |  |
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loan Applications in Process | $ 798.5 |  | $ 798.5 |  |
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications | 60.1 |  | 60.1 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 487.5 |  | 487.5 |  | $ 689.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 809.2 |  | 809.2 |  | 869.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 10.5 |  | 10.5 |  | 12.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 64.0 |  | 64.0 |  | 69.0
Loans Held for Sale Mortgages Unpaid Principal | 118.4 |  | 118.4 |  | $ 122.7
Other Commitment | 27.5 |  | 27.5 |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | $ 5.4 | $ 3.5 | $ 15.1 | $ 4.4 |

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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=64862545&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=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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- Definition Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. + References No definition available. + Details
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