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Note 20 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Changes in Fair Values Included in Income (Loss) (Details) - Financial Services Revenue Line Item [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Loans Held for Sale [Member]
Fair value included in net income all reflected in financial services revenues	$ 1,485	$ (477)	$ 3,638	$ 2,465
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair value included in net income all reflected in financial services revenues	(29)	25	313	42
Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair value included in net income all reflected in financial services revenues	$ 87	$ (57)	$ (367)	$ (36)

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- Definition

For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031198&loc=d3e14172-108612

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