Stock Options and Incentive Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

		Number of Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Option Price
Outstanding at November 1, 2010		683,692		$6.13
	Granted	154,000		12.10
	Exercised	(208,107	)	$3.62
	Canceled	(109,400	)	$8.15
Outstanding at October 31, 2011		520,185		$8.54
	Granted	56,500		$8.10
	Exercised	(158,513	)	$4.01
	Canceled	(56,087	)	$10.96
Outstanding at October 31, 2012		362,085		$9.99

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding and Exercisable [Table Text Block]

Exercise Prices	Options Outstanding	Exercise Price of Options Outstanding and Options Exercisable	Options Exercisable	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
$8.96	2,000	$8.96	2,000	1.97
$13.06	15,000	$13.06	15,000	2.99
$14.74	65,649	$14.74	65,649	4.29
$8.83	2,670	$8.83	2,670	5.32
$2.11	10,000	$2.11	10,000	6.12
$5.30	90,266	$5.30	90,266	6.78
$12.04	111,695	$12.04	37,232	8.11
$13.24	8,305	$13.24	2,768	3.11
$8.10	56,500	$8.10	—	9.15
Totals	362,085		225,585

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	2012
Risk-free interest	1.20	%
Dividend yield	—	%
Volatility factor—market	88.26	%
Expected life of options—years	6.00