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Proceeds From Contributions From Members

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Amount of Income (Loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The costs incurred in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, excluding in-process research and development acquired in a business combination consummated during the period. Excludes software research and development, which has a separate concept.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 730

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Research and Development

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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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

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 4

-Article 5

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-Topic 330

-SubTopic 10

-Section 30

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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FreshRealm, LLC - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Expenses incurred		$ 9,111,000	$ 8,190,000	$ 17,383,000	$ 17,011,000
FreshRealm [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Cash contribution by minority interest		10,000,000		10,000,000
Ownership percentage by minority stockholder		28.20%		28.20%
New member contribution to noncontrolling ownership				4,600,000
Losses attributed to noncontrolling members	10,000,000
Expenses incurred		500,000		1,000,000
Development cost			$ 600,000		$ 600,000
FreshRealm [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent				71.50%
FreshRealm [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent				50.80%