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Noncontrolling interest (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | The following table reconciles shareholders’ equity attributable to noncontrolling interest related to the Salsa Lisa acquisition and FreshRealm, LLC (in thousands).
Salsa Lisa noncontrolling interest |  | Three months ended July 31, 2014 |  |  | Three months ended July 31, 2013 |
Noncontrolling interest, beginning |  | $ | (104 | ) |  | $ | 311 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (17 | )
Noncontrolling interest, ending |  | $ | (146 | ) |  | $ | 294 |
|  | Nine months ended July 31, 2014 |  |  | Nine months ended July 31, 2013 |
Noncontrolling interest, beginning |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 357 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | (267 | ) |  |  | (63 | )
Noncontrolling interest, ending |  | $ | (146 | ) |  | $ | 294 |
FreshRealm noncontrolling interest |  | Three months ended July 31, 2014 |  |  | Three months ended July 31, 2013 |
Noncontrolling interest, beginning |  | $ | 4,031 |  |  | $ | — |
Retroactive net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest FreshRealm |  |  | — |  |  |  | (257 | )
Deconsolidation of FreshRealm |  |  | (4,031 | ) |  |  | — |
Noncontrolling interest, ending |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (257 | )
|  | Nine months ended July 31, 2014 |  |  | Nine months ended July 31, 2013 |
Noncontrolling interest, beginning |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | — |
New member contribution |  |  | 4,610 |  |  |  | — |
Retroactive net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest FreshRealm |  |  | — |  |  |  | (257 | )
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest of FreshRealm |  |  | (573 | ) |  |  | — |
Deconsolidation of FreshRealm |  |  | (4,031 | ) |  |  | — |
Noncontrolling interest, ending |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (257 | )

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