Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior, Senior Amortizing, and Senior Exchangeable Notes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	July 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020		$577,000		$577,000
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020		220,000		220,000
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)		53,136		53,129
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)		130,852		129,806
Total Senior Secured Notes		$980,988		$979,935
Senior Notes:
11.875% Senior Notes due October 15, 2015 (net of discount)		60,737		60,414
6.25% Senior Notes due January 15, 2016 (net of discount)		172,744		172,483
7.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2016		86,532		86,532
8.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2017		121,043		121,043
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019		150,000		150,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019		250,000		-
Total Senior Notes		$841,056		$590,472
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017		$12,811		$17,049
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017		$72,838		$70,101