QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 32,543	$ 32,809	$ 37,005	$ 32,995	$ 32,313	$ 32,020	$ 30,024	$ 29,202	$ 135,352	$ 123,560	$ 116,792
Income from Continuing Operations	9,302	9,780	14,022	9,079	9,696	10,613	27,919	7,204
Net Income Attributable to Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.	8,181	8,642	12,660	7,984	8,648	9,631	27,672	6,982	37,467	52,933	33,716
Preferred Stock Dividends	(3,062)	(3,063)	(3,062)	(3,063)	(4,249)	(3,570)	(3,571)	(3,570)	(12,250)	(14,960)	(14,280)
Redemption of Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0	(4,075)	0	0	0	0	(4,075)	0
Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders	$ 5,119	$ 5,579	$ 9,598	$ 4,921	$ 324	$ 6,061	$ 24,101	$ 3,412	25,217	33,898	19,436
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations [Abstract]
Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders									$ 20,044	$ 27,041	$ 15,294
Basic [Abstract]
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.15	$ 0.26	$ 0.13	$ 0.01	$ 0.16	$ 0.66	$ 0.09	$ 0.68	$ 0.92	$ 0.57
Diluted [Abstract]
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	0.14	0.15	0.25	0.13	0.01	0.16	0.64	0.09	$ 0.67	$ 0.90	$ 0.56
Common Stock [Member]
Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations [Abstract]
Net Income Applicable to Common and Class A Common Stockholders									$ 5,173	$ 6,857	$ 4,142
Basic [Abstract]
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	0.12	0.13	0.23	0.12	0.01	0.15	0.58	0.08	$ 0.61	$ 0.82	$ 0.50
Diluted [Abstract]
Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.13	$ 0.23	$ 0.12	$ 0.01	$ 0.14	$ 0.57	$ 0.08	$ 0.60	$ 0.80	$ 0.49