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Note 14 - Capital Stock (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jul. 12, 2005 $ / shares shares | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 05, 2008 | Aug. 15, 2008 | Aug. 04, 2008 | Jul. 03, 2001 shares
Common Stock Dividends Percent of Increase from Class A to Class B |  | 110.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock From Class B to Class A Conversion Ratio |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholder Ownership Percentage of Increase |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total |  | 5,600 | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer | $ |  | $ 7,000 | $ 6,800 | $ 6,600 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholder Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Voting Rights Votes per Share Number |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholder Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 4.90% |  |
Number of Rights |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Shareholders Pre Existing Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Shareholders Current Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Shareholders Ownership Percentage on Transfers |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Shareholders Ownership Percentage Threshold |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class B [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Voting Rights Votes per Share Number |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage | 7.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ / shares | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Number of Shares of Preferred Stock in Each Depositary Share | 0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Dividends, Total | $ |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |

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