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Revolving Credit Facilities (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011 Farm Credit West [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Bank of America [Member]
Revolving Credit Facilities (Textual) [Abstract]
Credit available under borrowing agreement Revised			$ 40	$ 25
Credit available under borrowing agreement			30.0	15.0
Combined credit available under terms of agreements	65
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%	1.60%
Line of credit facility outstanding	$ 20.2	$ 17.9

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Line of credit facility combined maximum borrowing capacity.

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Line of credit facility revised maximum borrowing capacity.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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