Fixed interest rate to be paid as a result of interest rate protection derivative swap contract

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Term of mortgages on certain of our store properties that secure our mortgage facility.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE, BANK LINES OF CREDIT AND OTHER LOANS, Refinance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Mortgage Notes Payable, Bank Lines of Credit and Other Loans [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ 13.4	$ 12.9	$ 13.1
Refinanced First Mortgage [Member] \| Darien, CT [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable, Bank Lines of Credit and Other Loans [Abstract]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%
Estimated fair value of first mortgage secured by property	$ 25.0
New mortgage loan term	10 years
Benchmark interest rate	LIBOR
Fixed interest rate of interest rate derivative	4.815%
Maturity date	Mar. 18, 2019
Refinanced First Mortgage [Member] \| Newark, NJ [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable, Bank Lines of Credit and Other Loans [Abstract]
Estimated fair value of first mortgage secured by property	$ 10.0
New mortgage loan term	10 years
Fixed interest rate of interest rate derivative	4.63%
Maturity date	Mar. 31, 2019
Mortgage Loan [Member] \| Darien, CT [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable, Bank Lines of Credit and Other Loans [Abstract]
Stated interest rate	6.55%
Estimated fair value of first mortgage secured by property	$ 15.0
Mortgage Loan [Member] \| Newark, NJ [Member]
Mortgage Notes Payable, Bank Lines of Credit and Other Loans [Abstract]
Stated interest rate	6.15%
Estimated fair value of first mortgage secured by property	$ 9.2