Note 7 - Sale of Ownership Interests in Tucson Hospitality Properties Subsidiary (Details Textual) (Tucson Hospitality Properties LP [Member], USD $)					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Feb. 17, 2011	Oct. 31, 2014 Class A and B Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Rare Earth [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Rare Earth [Member]	Oct. 01, 2013 Rare Earth [Member]	Oct. 01, 2013 Rare Earth [Member] Exercise of Overallotment [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Rare Earth [Member] Restructuring Fee [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Mr. Wirth and Affiliates [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Mr. Wirth and Affiliates [Member] Class C Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Other Parties [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Other Parties [Member] Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 RRF Limited Partnership [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 RRF Limited Partnership [Member] Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Rare Earth [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 The Partnership [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Unrelated Unit Holders [Member]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of Units of Partnership Interest in a Subsidiary Committed to Purchase by an Affiliate			250
Percentage of Membership Interest in a Subsidiary Committed to Purchase by an Affiliate			41.00%
Sale Price Per Membership Interest Unit				$ 10,000					$ 10,000
Number of Partnership Units Sold Threshold									160	200
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by the Trust		50.10%
Per Annum Simple Return	7.00%
Percentage of Additional Profits Allocated to an Affiliate								50.00%
Percentage of Profits Allocated Proportionately to All Unit Classes	50.00%
Restructuring Costs							$ 128,000
Number of Partnership Units											100		12		376		404
Number of Membership Interest Units Sold					8.5	9
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by RRF Limited Partnership																51.01%
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Related Parties												1.52%
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Unrelated Third Parties														47.47%
Estimated Annual Minimum Preference Payments																		$ 8,000	$ 283,000	$ 263,000