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Other Events (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
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Dividend aggregate amount	$ 8,100,000	$ 8,124,000	$ 8,099,000
Dividend paid date		Dec. 12, 2011
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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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