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Note 13 - Per Share Calculations (Details Textual) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Non Vested Stock and Outstanding Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	300		100
Convertible Debt Securities [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		33	400
Exchangeable Note Unit Rate Stated Percentage		6.00%	6.00%
Out of the Money Stock Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	200	200	200

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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