STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended											3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member] Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Class A Common Stock [Member] Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Series D Senior Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Series F Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] Director	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Class A Common shares or Common shares [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock Plan [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Restricted Stock Plan [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 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)																350,000	350,000	3,050,000			3,750,000
Number of shares awarded (in shares)																152,000	80,500		152,000	80,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Awarded in Period, Grant Date Fair Value																					$ 3,800,000
Non-vest shares, number of shares [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in shares)																1,479,700	404,150
Granted (in shares)																152,000	80,500		152,000	80,500
Vested (in shares)																(250,900)	(78,400)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)																0	(6,000)
Non-vested, end of period (in shares)																1,380,800	400,250
Non-vested shares, weighted-average grant-date fair value [Roll forward]
Non-vested, beginning of period (in dollars per share)																$ 15.88	$ 17.39
Granted (in dollars per share)																$ 15.60	$ 18.32
Vested (in dollars per share)																$ 13.88	$ 15.18
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in dollars per share)																$ 0	$ 18.37
Non-vested, end of period (in dollars per share)																$ 16.21	$ 18.01
Unamortized restricted stock compensation												14,700,000		14,700,000
Weighted average period for recognizing unamortized expense (in years)												4 years 10 months 24 days
Total amounts charged to compensation expense												988,000	1,006,000	1,993,000	1,993,000
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased (in shares)				1,500,000
Preferred stock, redemption price per share (in dollars per share)										$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)						4,600			724,578
Number of directors redeemable preferred stockholders are entitled to elect											2
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 123,000	$ 123,000
Shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	30,000,000		30,000,000		30,000,000		100,000,000	100,000,000
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