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Noncontrolling Interest - Reconciles Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning	$ 1,011
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	27
Noncontrolling interest, ending	1,038
Salsa Lisa noncontrolling interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning	285	$ 270
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Noncontrolling interest, ending	285	$ 270
Avocados de Jalisco noncontrolling interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning	1,011
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	27
Noncontrolling interest, ending	$ 1,038

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 27
-Article 5

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-Publisher SEC
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-Section 03
-Paragraph 20
-Article 7

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 4J
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35736750&loc=SL4591551-111686

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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