STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 61,000	$ 62,000
Shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)			30,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased in newly updated plan	2,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	50,000,000
Excess Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000		20,000,000
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased (in shares)	1,500,000
Common Stock [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	30,000,000
Common Stock [Member] | Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)	4,600
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000		100,000,000
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)	724,578
Series D Senior Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Series F Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Number of directors redeemable preferred stockholders are entitled to elect	2
Restricted Stock [Member]
Non-vested shares, weighted-average grant-date fair value [Roll forward]
Unamortized restricted stock compensation	15,700,000
Weighted average period for recognizing unamortized expense (in years)	5 years 1 month 6 days
Total amounts charged to compensation expense	1,005,000	987,000
Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	350,000
Number of shares awarded (in shares)	152,000
Non-vest shares, number of shares [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in shares)	1,479,700
Granted (in shares)	152,000
Vested (in shares)	(250,900)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)	0
Non-vested, end of period (in shares)	1,380,800
Non-vested shares, weighted-average grant-date fair value [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 15.88
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 15.60
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 13.88
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Non-vested, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 16.21
Restricted Stock [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	350,000
Number of shares awarded (in shares)	78,900
Non-vest shares, number of shares [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in shares)	404,150
Granted (in shares)	78,900
Vested (in shares)	(71,400)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)	(6,000)
Non-vested, end of period (in shares)	405,650
Non-vested shares, weighted-average grant-date fair value [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 17.39
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 18.32
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 15.14
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in dollars per share)	$ 18.37
Non-vested, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 17.99
Restricted Stock [Member] | Class A Common shares or Common shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	3,050,000
Restricted Stock Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares awarded (in shares)	152,000
Non-vest shares, number of shares [Roll forward]
Granted (in shares)	152,000
Restricted Stock Plan [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares awarded (in shares)	78,900
Non-vest shares, number of shares [Roll forward]
Granted (in shares)	78,900
Restricted Stock Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Class A Common shares or Common shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	3,750,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Awarded in Period, Grant Date Fair Value	$ 3,800,000