MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE AND BANK LINES OF CREDIT AND OTHER LOANS (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of borrowings on facility	$ 4,000,000	$ 11,600,000
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	80,000,000
Option, maximum borrowing capacity	125,000,000
Interest rate description	Eurodollar rate plus 1.5% to 2.0% or The Bank of New York Mellon's prime lending rate plus 0.50%
Covenant terms	The Company's ability to borrow under the Facility is subject to its compliance with the covenants and other restrictions on an ongoing basis. The principal financial covenants limit the Company's level of secured and unsecured indebtedness and additionally require the Company to maintain certain debt coverage ratios.
Covenant compliance	The Company was in compliance with such covenants at April 30, 2014
Maturity date	Sep. 21, 2016
Number of extensions	1
Extension period (in years)	1 year
Repayments of borrowings on facility	4,000,000
Borrowing under revolving credit facility	31,100,000
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee (in hundredths)	0.25%
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee (in hundredths)	0.35%
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000