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Discontinued operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Radio Mobile, Inc
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Royalty revenue	$ 22,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rfil_RadioMobileIncMember	$ 4,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rfil_RadioMobileIncMember
RF Neulink
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Royalty revenue			$ 1,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = rfil_RfNeulinkMember	$ 9,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = rfil_RfNeulinkMember

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Revenue earned during the period from the leasing or otherwise lending to a third party the entity's rights or title to certain property. Royalty revenue is derived from a percentage or stated amount of sales proceeds or revenue generated by the third party using the entity's property. Examples of property from which royalties may be derived include patents and oil and mineral rights.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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