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Components of Intangible Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Non-compete agreements (estimated life 5 years)
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated life	5 years	5 years
Customer relationships (estimated life 9.6 years)
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated life	9 years 7 months 6 days	9 years 7 months 6 days
Backlog (estimated life 6 months)
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, estimated life	6 months	6 months

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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