Members' Equity	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Members' Equity [Abstract]
Members' Equity	8. MEMBERS' EQUITY GFE has one class of membership units. The units have no par value and have identical rights, obligations and privileges. Income and losses are allocated to all members based upon their respective percentage of units held. As of April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, GFE had 30,606 membership units authorized, issued, and outstanding. In December 2016, the Board of Governors of GFE declared a cash distribution of $365 per unit or approximately $11,171,000, for unit holders of record as of December 22, 2016. The distribution was paid in January 2017. In December 2015, the Board of Governors of GFE declared a cash distribution of $315 per unit, or approximately $9,641,000, for unit holders of record as of December 17, 2015. The distribution was paid in January 2016. In December 2015, the Board of Governors of HLBE declared a cash distribution of $0.05 per unit, or approximately $3,897,000, for unit holders of record as of December 17, 2015, of which approximately $2,007,000 was made to the noncontrolling interest members of HLBE. The distribution was paid in January 2016. At December 17, 2015, GFE owned 39,420,949 Class A membership units and 15,000,000 Class B units of HLBE, and received an aggregate distribution from HLBE of $1,971,000. The remaining $1,926,000 was distributed by HLBE to the non-controlling interest. In April 2017, GFE purchased 54,875 units of HLBE from noncontrolling unit holders of HLBE at a price of $0.85 per unit for a total purchase price of approximately $47,000.

Members' Equity

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

8. MEMBERS' EQUITY

GFE has one class of membership units. The units have no par value and have identical rights, obligations and privileges. Income and losses are allocated to all members based upon their respective percentage of units held. As of April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, GFE had 30,606 membership units authorized, issued, and outstanding.

In December 2016, the Board of Governors of GFE declared a cash distribution of $365 per unit or approximately $11,171,000, for unit holders of record as of December 22, 2016. The distribution was paid in January 2017.

In December 2015, the Board of Governors of GFE declared a cash distribution of $315 per unit, or approximately $9,641,000, for unit holders of record as of December 17, 2015. The distribution was paid in January 2016.

In December 2015, the Board of Governors of HLBE declared a cash distribution of $0.05 per unit, or approximately $3,897,000, for unit holders of record as of December 17, 2015, of which approximately $2,007,000 was made to the noncontrolling interest members of HLBE. The distribution was paid in January 2016. At December 17, 2015, GFE owned 39,420,949 Class A membership units and 15,000,000 Class B units of HLBE, and received an aggregate distribution from HLBE of $1,971,000. The remaining $1,926,000 was distributed by HLBE to the non-controlling interest.

In April 2017, GFE purchased 54,875 units of HLBE from noncontrolling unit holders of HLBE at a price of $0.85 per unit for a total purchase price of approximately $47,000.