CONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, Consolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) Property Investment shares
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of real estate joint venture investments \| Investment	6
Number of properties the Company owned or had equity interest in \| Property	84
UB Ironbound, LP [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	84.00%
UB Orangeburg, LLC [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	44.10%
Additional investment in consolidated joint venture \| $	$ 6.6
Ownership interest - inception of investment	2.92%
UB Orangeburg, LLC [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of shares of common stock included in calculation of regular quarterly cash distribution equivalent to annual cash distribution to non-managing member of subsidiary (in shares) \| shares	1
McLean Plaza Associates, LLC [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	53.00%
Fixed annual distribution	5.05%
UB High Ridge, LLC [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	10.90%
Additional investment in consolidated joint venture \| $	$ 1.2
Ownership interest - inception of investment	8.80%
Fixed annual distribution	5.46%
Initial net investment amount \| $	$ 5.5
Units redeemed of non-managing members (in shares) \| shares	51,914
UB High Ridge, LLC [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of properties the Company owned or had equity interest in \| Property	3
UB High Ridge, LLC [Member] \| Retail Property [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of properties the Company owned or had equity interest in \| Property	2
UB High Ridge, LLC [Member] \| Retail Property [Member] \| Chase Property [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of properties the Company owned or had equity interest in \| Property	1
UB High Ridge, LLC [Member] \| Retail Property [Member] \| CVS [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Number of properties the Company owned or had equity interest in \| Property	1
UB Dumont I, LLC [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	31.40%
Fixed annual distribution	5.05%
Initial net investment amount \| $	$ 3.9
UB New City, LLC [Member]
Consolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Ownership interest	75.30%
Fixed annual distribution	5.00%
Initial net investment amount \| $	$ 2.4

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