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Note 11 - Senior Notes and Credit Facilities - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (Parentheticals) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Dec. 01, 2017
The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 9.50% |  | 9.50% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Nov. 15, 2020 |  | Nov. 15, 2020 |  |
The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Nov. 01, 2021 |  | Nov. 01, 2021 |  |
The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Nov. 01, 2021 |  | Nov. 01, 2021 |  |
The 10.0% 2022 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 10.00% |  | 10.00% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Jul. 15, 2022 |  | Jul. 15, 2022 |  |
The 10.5% 2024 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 10.50% |  | 10.50% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Jul. 15, 2024 |  | Jul. 15, 2024 |  |
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Jan. 15, 2019 |  | Jan. 15, 2019 |  |
The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [1],[2] | 8.00% |  | 8.00% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Nov. 01, 2019 |  | Nov. 01, 2019 |  |
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 11.00% | [1],[2] | 11.00% | [1],[2] | 11.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Dec. 01, 2017 |  | Dec. 01, 2017 |  |
Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [1],[2] | Dec. 01, 2017 |  | Dec. 01, 2017 |  |
[1] | &#8220;Notes payable and term loan&#8221; on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 consists of the total senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes and senior secured term loan shown above, as well as accrued interest of $15.1 million and $41.8 million, respectively.
[2] | Debt issuance costs at both January 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 were $16.1 million.

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