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Concentration of credit risk - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	Jul. 31, 2012 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	Jul. 31, 2013 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	Jul. 31, 2012 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	Jul. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable	Oct. 31, 2012 Accounts Receivable	Jul. 31, 2013 Optiflex Customer Concentration Risk	Jul. 31, 2013 Optiflex Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Excess of federal insured limits	$ 10.0
Concentration Risk, Percentage		55.00%	36.00%	53.00%	25.00%	40.00%	49.00%
Concentration agreement with major customer	15 years
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net								$ 4.3	$ 10.9

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Excess of federal insured limits

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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