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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) facility	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease	$ 4.4	$ 3.8	$ 3.5
Texas
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Corporate facility annual future lease rent renewed	0.8
Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) | Corporate Office
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease	0.4	0.4	0.4
Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) | Fresh Processing Facility
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease	0.5	$ 0.5	0.5
Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) | California
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lease renewals | facility		2
Limoneira
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease	0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3
Corporate facility annual future lease rent renewed	$ 0.3

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Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Each Year

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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