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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Non-Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	$ 16,940	$ 1,175	$ (6,690)
Limoneira
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Limoneira's stock price	$ 15.86	$ 25.66	$ 26.34
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	$ 10,300	$ 700	$ 4,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Limoneira
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares of Limoneira's shares owned	12.00%
Limoneira's stock price	$ 15.86	$ 25.66
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	$ (16,900)	$ (1,200)	$ (6,700)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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