INVENTORIES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 203,152	$ 190,823
Live poultry-broilers and breeders
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	140,518	122,181
Feed, eggs and other
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	36,192	26,221
Processed poultry
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	9,777	24,426
Prepared chicken
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	8,358	10,392
Packaging materials
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventories	$ 8,307	$ 7,603