Equity Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2013 Limco Del Mar, Ltd. [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Limco Del Mar, Ltd. [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Limco Del Mar, Ltd. [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Limco Del Mar, Ltd. [Member] General Partner [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Limco Del Mar, Ltd. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Romney Property Partnership [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Romney Property Partnership [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Romney Property Partnership [Member]	Oct. 31, 2007 Romney Property Partnership [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 East Ridge [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 East Ridge [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 East Ridge [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage							1.30%	22.10%	75.00%					50.00%
Cash receipts from farm management, orchard land development and accounting services				$ 141,000	$ 136,000	$ 123,000
Recognized revenues from lemon packing services				733,000	569,000	439,000
Growers payable	2,325,000	2,085,000		342,000	176,000
Payments to acquire equity method investments	125,000	98,000	88,000									489,000
Capital contributions									34,000	9,000	0		7,207,000	91,000	89,000
Investment sold														6,000,000
Net proceeds from sale														5,713,000
Loss on sale of investments														$ 1,754,000