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Noncontrolling Interest - Reconciles Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (148)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Salsa Lisa noncontrolling interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning	(57)us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember	270us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember	270us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(12)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember
Noncontrolling interest, ending	(69)us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember	270us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember	270us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_SalsaLisaNoncontrollingInterestMember
FreshRealm noncontrolling interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning	(180)us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_FreshRealmNoncontrollingInterestMember
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(136)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_FreshRealmNoncontrollingInterestMember
Noncontrolling interest, ending	$ (316)us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvgw_FreshRealmNoncontrollingInterestMember

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- Definition

Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Paragraph 27

-Article 5



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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684



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