CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Preferred Stock [Member] 6.25% Series H Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] 5.875% Series K Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member]	Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Cumulative Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Class A Common Stock [Member]
Balances - October 31, 2020 at Oct. 31, 2019	$ 115,000	$ 110,000		$ 101	$ 299	$ 520,988	$ (158,213)			$ (8,451)	$ 579,724
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019	4,600,000	4,400,000		9,963,751	29,893,241
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common stockholders							8,533				8,533	$ 1,849	$ 6,684
Change in unrealized (loss) on interest rate swap										(7,256)	(7,256)
Cash dividends paid :
Common stock			$ (6,923)					$ (6,923)	$ (23,095)				(23,095)
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan				$ 0	$ 0	149					149
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)				4,451	6,837
Shares issued under restricted stock plan				$ 1	$ 1	(2)					0
Shares issued under restricted stock plan (in shares)				105,450	120,800
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)					(23,873)
Shares withheld for employee taxes					$ 0	(573)					(573)
Forfeiture of restricted stock					$ 0	0					0
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)					(700)
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment						5,465					5,465
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests							15,047				15,047
Balances - January 31, 2021 at Oct. 31, 2020	$ 115,000	$ 110,000		$ 102	$ 300	526,027	(164,651)			(15,707)	571,071
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2020	4,600,000	4,400,000		10,073,652	29,996,305
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common stockholders							33,633				33,633	7,366	26,267
Change in unrealized (loss) on interest rate swap										7,987	7,987
Cash dividends paid :
Common stock								(6,756)	(22,269)			(6,756)	(22,269)
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan				$ 0	$ 0	148					148
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)				3,341	5,355
Shares issued under restricted stock plan				$ 1	$ 1	(2)					0
Shares issued under restricted stock plan (in shares)				105,850	125,800
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)					(23,249)
Shares withheld for employee taxes					$ 0	(319)					(319)
Forfeiture of restricted stock					$ 0	0					0
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)					(1,250)
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment						3,908					3,908
Repurchase of common stock				$ 0	$ 0	(1,049)					(1,049)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				(29,154)	(29,154)
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests							(10,450)				(10,450)
Balances - January 31, 2021 at Oct. 31, 2021	$ 115,000	$ 110,000		$ 103	$ 301	528,713	(170,493)			(7,720)	575,904
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2021	4,600,000	4,400,000		10,153,689	30,073,807
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income applicable to Common and Class A common stockholders							26,054				26,054	5,790	20,264
Change in unrealized (loss) on interest rate swap										24,911	24,911
Cash dividends paid :
Common stock								$ (8,805)	$ (28,458)			$ (8,805)	$ (28,458)
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan				$ 0	$ 0	197					197
Issuance of shares under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)				3,600	7,538
Shares issued under restricted stock plan				$ 1	$ 1	(2)					0
Shares issued under restricted stock plan (in shares)				109,500	149,000
Shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)					(27,680)
Shares withheld for employee taxes					$ 0	(590)					(590)
Forfeiture of restricted stock					$ 0	0					0
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)					(36,300)
Restricted stock compensation and other adjustment						3,677					3,677
Repurchase of common stock				$ 0	$ (12)	(20,524)					(20,536)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)				(19,717)	(1,202,932)
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests							1,948				1,948
Balances - January 31, 2021 at Oct. 31, 2022	$ 115,000	$ 110,000		$ 104	$ 290	$ 511,471	$ (179,754)			$ 17,191	$ 574,302
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2022	4,600,000	4,400,000		10,247,072	28,963,433