Receivables and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Receivables [Abstract]
Amount of the Credit Card Receivables	$ 51,623,000	$ 52,717,000
Percentage of Credit Card Receivables as recorded in accounts receivable considered current	97.00%	97.00%
Allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses associated with the Credit Card Receivables	1,000,000	1,500,000
Current portion of carrying amount of financing arrangements including accrued interest	14,765,000	12,426,000
Non-current portion of carrying amount of financing arrangements including accrued interest	$ 59,179,000	$ 46,808,000