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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018	Feb. 01, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes, Fair Value	$ 1,154,631,000		$ 1,620,326,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	1,039,947,000		383,699,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	114,684,000		1,236,627,000
Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value		$ 103,000,000
Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value		$ 44,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | 9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	74,250,000		75,750,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | 9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | 9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | 9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	74,250,000		75,750,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	40,434,000		44,425,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	40,434,000		44,425,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	124,781,000		132,580,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	124,781,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			132,580,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2022 Notes [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	424,670,000		479,600,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2022 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2022 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	424,670,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2022 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			479,600,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.5% 2024 Notes [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	366,720,000		448,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.5% 2024 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.5% 2024 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	366,720,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.5% 2024 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			448,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] | Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	88,148,000
Senior Notes [Member] | Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	88,148,000
Senior Notes [Member] | Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			131,221,000
Senior Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			131,221,000
Senior Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	35,628,000
Senior Notes [Member] | Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value	35,628,000
Senior Notes [Member] | Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			252,478,000
Senior Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			252,478,000
Senior Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			2,055,000
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			2,055,000
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			54,217,000
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Notes, Fair Value			$ 54,217,000

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- Definition

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109250915&loc=d3e13433-108611

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