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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	3
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment sales and cost of sales eliminated in consolidation	$ 44.2	$ 33.8	$ 27.0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Fresh Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment sales and cost of sales eliminated in consolidation	29.9	22.2	15.8
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Calavo Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inter-segment sales and cost of sales eliminated in consolidation	14.3	11.6	11.2
Outside United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to customer outside United States	$ 37.2	$ 28.8	$ 24.3

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Inter Segment Sales And Cost Of Sales Eliminated In Consolidation

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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.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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