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Segment Information - Sales by Product Category, Gross Margin (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | $ 1,075,565 | $ 935,679 | $ 856,824
Cost of sales | 961,021 | 828,145 | 771,597
Gross profit | 114,544 | 107,534 | 85,227
Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 582,662 | 538,687 | 500,711
Cost of sales | 510,286 | 480,690 | 463,647
Gross profit | 72,376 | 57,997 | 37,064
Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 74,395 | 63,494 | 62,156
Cost of sales | 61,042 | 41,046 | 41,645
Gross profit | 13,353 | 22,448 | 20,511
RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 418,508 | 333,498 | 293,957
Cost of sales | 389,693 | 306,409 | 266,305
Gross profit | 28,815 | 27,089 | 27,652
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 1,080,063 | 942,682 | 860,244
Cost of sales | 965,519 | 835,148 | 775,017
Operating Segments [Member] | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 583,976 | 542,996 | 502,208
Cost of sales | 511,410 | 484,982 | 465,123
Operating Segments [Member] | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 77,579 | 66,188 | 64,079
Cost of sales | 63,751 | 42,829 | 43,382
Operating Segments [Member] | RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | 418,508 | 333,498 | 293,957
Cost of sales | 390,358 | 307,337 | 266,512
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | (4,498) | (7,003) | (3,420)
Cost of sales | (4,498) | (7,003) | (3,420)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Fresh products [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | (1,314) | (4,309) | (1,497)
Cost of sales | (1,124) | (4,292) | (1,476)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Calavo Foods [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | (3,184) | (2,694) | (1,923)
Cost of sales | (2,709) | (1,783) | (1,737)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost of sales | (665) | (928) | (207)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Fresh products and RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | (1,300) | (4,300) | (1,500)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Calavo Foods and RFG [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net sales | $ (3,200) | $ (2,700) | $ (1,900)

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