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Note 21 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Nov. 05, 2014
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 992,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes | 982,100 |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 982,086 | $ 981,346 | [1] |
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 607,600 |  |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.00% | 7.00% |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 607,575 | $ 780,319 | [1] |
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 10,500 |  |  |
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 10,516 | 12,811 | [1] |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 11.00% |  |  |
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 75,677 | $ 73,771 | [1] |
Senior Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.00% |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 8.00% |  |  |
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 8.00% |  |  | 8.00%
Number of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries | 1 |  |  |
Exchangeable Note Unit Rate Stated Percentage | 6.00% |  |  |
Direct or Indirect Ownership in Guarantor Subsidiaries Percentage | 100.00% |  |  |
[1] | Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2015.

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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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