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Note 22 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2015
Tavit Najarian [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.8 | $ 0.7

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- Definition Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 + Details
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