COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013 acre	Oct. 31, 2012 acre
Combined Balance Sheets Parenthetical
Land and land development costs, acres per land ledger	1,433	3,012
Land held for investment, principally unimproved, acres per land ledger	8,289	10,404
Long-lived assets held for sale, acres per land ledger	4,068	377
Assets of discontinued operations, acres per land ledger	1	1
Capital stock, state value	$ 0.30	$ 0.30
Capital stock, authorized	3,000,000	3,000,000
Capital stock, issued	2,732,442	2,732,442
Treasury stock, shares	282,018	282,018