Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following represents supplemental cash flow information:

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Cash interest paid	$	302	$	182	$	241
Income taxes paid	$	—	17		16
Noncash financing and investing activity:
Common stock issued for employee annual incentive bonus	$	550	707		673
Common stock issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan in settlement of prior year accrued employee contributions	$	84	58		109
Adjustment for modification of redeemable preferred stock of subsidiary	$	—	8,987		—