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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Shareholders’ Deficit [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block] | Changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) were as follows for the six months ended April 30, 2013:
| Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) |  | Noncontrolling interest |  | Total Equity (Deficit)
Balance at October 31, 2012 | $ | 14,509 |  |  | $ | (381 | ) |  | $ | 14,128 |
Common stock issued for acquisition | 3,562 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,562 |
Share-based compensation | 1,022 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,022 |
Taxes paid upon vesting of restricted stock awards, net of stock issued under benefit plans | (199 | ) |  | — |  |  | (199 | )
Preferred dividends – Series B | (1,600 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,600 | )
Other comprehensive loss - foreign currency translation adjustments | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Reclass of noncontrolling interest due to liquidation of subsidiary | (562 | ) |  | 562 |  |  | — |
Net loss | (19,046 | ) |  | (462 | ) |  | (19,508 | )
Balance at April 30, 2013 | $ | (2,293 | ) |  | $ | (281 | ) |  | $ | (2,574 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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