Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,844,797	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,157,000 and $643,000	11,906,228	15,493,693
Inventories	6,187,920	7,420,934
Income tax refund	0	9,293
Other current assets	480,043	558,560
Current portion assets held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 12)	2,705,280	4,776,233
Deferred income tax assets	0	864,108
Total current assets	23,124,268	29,122,821
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	1,468,505	1,485,506
Buildings and improvements	9,599,951	10,167,233
Machinery and equipment	47,479,066	47,157,146
Equipment under capital lease	72,528	0
Furniture and fixtures	4,071,328	4,035,895
Vehicles	2,874,664	3,157,597
Property and equipment, gross	65,566,042	66,003,377
Less accumulated depreciation	(51,157,165)	(48,829,619)
Property and equipment, net	14,408,877	17,173,758
Non-current assets held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 12)	0	2,585,636
Goodwill	3,457,322	12,968,255
Deferred financing costs	324,692	830,323
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	4,485,294	4,778,052
Trademark and masthead	2,091,022	3,648,972
Deferred tax asset, net of current portion	0	10,894,159
Other assets	75,116	22,306
Total noncurrent assets	10,433,446	35,727,703
Total assets	47,966,591	82,024,282
Current liabilities:
Notes payable, line of credit (see Note 3)	8,425,496	9,725,496
Negative book cash balances	0	1,153,931
Accounts payable	3,682,147	3,735,445
Deferred revenue	764,010	737,748
Accrued payroll and commissions	1,351,067	1,393,147
Taxes accrued and withheld	1,031,297	1,030,201
Accrued expenses	2,192,171	2,818,435
Current portion liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 3 and Note 12)	2,705,280	7,373,029
Debt discount (see Note 3)	(1,287,527)	0
Notes payable (see Note 3)	27,813,064	32,693,857
Capital lease obligations (see Note 3)	13,014	0
Total current liabilities	46,690,019	60,661,289
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Notes payable - related party (see Note 3)	2,500,000	0
Notes payable (see Note 3)	99,291	430,997
Capital lease obligations (see Note 3)	52,705	0
Other liabilities	1,950	3,750
Total liabilities	49,343,965	61,096,036
Shareholders' (deficit) equity:
Additional paid-in capital	23,874,377	23,267,024
Retained deficit	(36,551,279)	(13,638,306)
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity	(1,377,374)	20,928,246
Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity	47,966,591	82,024,282
Class A voting shares [Member]
Shareholders' (deficit) equity:
Common stock, $1 par value, 20,000,000 Class A voting shares authorized; 11,299,528 shares issued and outstanding	11,299,528	11,299,528
Common Stock, Class B nonvoting stock, $1 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized	11,299,528	11,299,528
Class B nonvoting stock [Member]
Shareholders' (deficit) equity:
Common stock, $1 par value, 20,000,000 Class A voting shares authorized; 11,299,528 shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Class B nonvoting stock, $1 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized	$ 0	$ 0