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Description of the Business (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 Segment | Oct. 31, 2012 BusinessSegments
Description of the Business (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | 3 | 3

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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