Stock Options and Incentive Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

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, 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
	Granted	—		$0.00
	Exercised	(47,804	)	$6.28
	Canceled	(78,147	)	$12.45
Outstanding at	October 31, 2013	236,134		$9.93

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
$13.06	15,000	$13.06	15,000	1.99
$14.74	34,000	$14.74	34,000	3.54
$2.11	9,000	$2.11	9,000	5.12
$5.30	53,634	$5.30	53,634	5.78
$12.04	85,000	$12.04	56,000	7.11
$8.10	39,500	$8.10	8,500	8.15
Totals	236,134		176,134

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 years