CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock .001 par value [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Balance at Oct. 31, 2013	$ 20,053		$ 7	$ 124,187	$ (103,530)	$ (611)
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2013			6,613,710
Issuance of common stock in connection with:
Restricted stock grants - directors	176	$ 0	$ 0	176	0	0
Restricted stock grants - directors (in shares)			62,065
Restricted stock grants (forfeitures), net - employees	637	0	$ 0	637	0	0
Restricted stock grants (forfeitures), net - employees (in shares)			(37,570)
Non-cash compensation charges - stock options	304	0	$ 0	304	0	0
Shares withheld for taxes	(33)	0	$ 0	(33)	0	0
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)			(17,545)
Net loss	(16,197)	0	$ 0	0	(16,197)	0
Foreign currency translation recognized	616	0	0	0	0	616
Foreign currency translation adjustment	111	0	0	0	0	(5)
Balance at Oct. 31, 2014	5,551		$ 7	125,271	(119,727)	0
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2014			6,620,660
Issuance of common stock in connection with:
Restricted stock grants - directors	1,061	0	$ 1	1,060	0	0
Restricted stock grants - directors (in shares)			1,939,443
Non-cash compensation charges - stock options	375	0	$ 0	375	0	0
Shares withheld for taxes	(15)	0	$ 0	(15)	0	0
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)			(11,717)
Private placement of units, December 2014	2,156	$ 2,156	$ 0	0	0	0
Private placement of units, December 2014 (in shares)		8,823,537	0
Exchange agreement, April 2015	5,313	$ 4,569	$ 1	743	0	0
Exchange agreement, April 2015 (in shares)		54,201	882,354
Private placement of units, May 2015	5,025	$ 2,010	$ 2	3,013	0	0
Private placement of units, May 2015 (in shares)		25,763	1,631,984
Exchange agreement, September 2015	0	$ 1,969	$ 0	(1,969)	0	0
Exchange agreement, September 2015 (in shares)		168,333	0
Conversion of Series A preferred stock	0	$ (10)	$ 0	10	0	0
Conversion of Series A preferred stock (in shares)		(46,569)	46,569
Net loss	(3,809)	$ 0	$ 0	0	(3,809)	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0
Balance at Oct. 31, 2015	$ 15,657	$ 10,694	$ 11	$ 128,488	$ (123,536)	$ 0
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2015		9,025,265	11,109,293