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Maximum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award.

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Minimum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award.

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Unamortized share-based compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Value of stock related to Restricted Stock Awards issued during the period, net of the stock value of such awards forfeited.

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Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details Textual) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Gross shares distributed related to restricted stock					306,000	200,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Stock Based Benefit Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Minimum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award	90.00%
Maximum percentage of units issued to the recipients of the base award	110.00%
Stock Based Benefit Plans (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Aggregate unamortized value of outstanding stock based compensation awards	$ 37,800,000	$ 19,900,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures			$ 10,150,000	$ 11,429,000