MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE AND BANK LINES OF CREDIT AND OTHER LOANS (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of borrowings on facility	$ 80,050,000	$ 4,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount	24,500,000		24,500,000
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		80,000,000
Option, maximum borrowing capacity	125,000,000		125,000,000
Number of extensions	1		1
Extension period	1 year
Maturity date	Sep. 21, 2016
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, 2015
Borrowing under revolving credit facility	79,800,000
Repayments of borrowings on facility	80,100,000
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] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	Eurodollar rate
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)	1.50%
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)	2.00%
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | The Bank of New York Mellon's Prime Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	The Bank of New York Mellon's prime lending rate
BNY, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and Regions Bank [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | The Bank of New York Mellon's Prime Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)	0.50%
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		10,000,000
The Bank of New York Mellon [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member] | Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 22, 2015
Description of variable rate basis	Eurodollar rate
Debt instrument, face amount	25,000,000		25,000,000
Debt instrument, term	6 months
The Bank of New York Mellon [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)	1.40%
The Bank of New York Mellon [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)	1.90%
Life Company [Member] | Non-recourse First Mortgage Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	62,700,000		62,700,000
Monthly payments of principal and interest			$ 294,000
Fixed interest rate (in hundredths)	3.85%		3.85%
Maturity date			Jan. 31, 2027