Related Party Transactions and Operating Lease Commitments (Details) (USD $)			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended															0 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Dec. 28, 2011 Limited Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Limited Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Sep. 14, 2012 September Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 September Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Chief Executive, Family and Affiliates [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Chief Executive, Family and Affiliates [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Chief Executive, Family and Affiliates [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Chief Executive, Family and Affiliates [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Chief Executive, Family and Affiliates [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Affiliated Entity [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Affiliated Entity [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Affiliated Entity [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Affiliated Entity [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Champion Output Solutions [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Marshall T. Reynolds [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Marshall T. Reynolds [Member]	Jul. 18, 2011 Marshall T. Reynolds [Member] Limited Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Dec. 29, 2009 Marshall T. Reynolds [Member] Limited Forbearance Agreement [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Marshall T. Reynolds [Member] Limited Forbearance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease term										2 years	15 years	5 years
Summary of significant related party transactions [Abstract]
Rent expense paid to affiliated entities for operating facilities												$ 517,000	$ 517,000	$ 517,000
Sales of office products, office furniture and printing services to affiliated entities												968,000	951,000	913,000
Operating leases rent expense												491,000	613,000	1,265,000
Property subleases (in square foot)																8,500
Monthly operating lease sublet rate																38,000
Purchases of vehicles							66,000	223,000	101,000
Future minimum rental commitments [Abstract]
2013	1,036,560
2014	600,904
2015	165,124
2016	162,837
2017	97,307
Total	2,062,732
Self-insurance reinsurance premiums																	400,000	400,000	500,000
Aircraft fuel, aircrew, ramp fees and other expenses							128,000	110,000	47,000
Liability of estimated costs related to outstanding claims	900,000	700,000
Option to purchase lease period															5 years
Option price to purchase leased facilities												1,500,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	13,600,000					13,000,000																		3,000,000
Proceeds from loan advance																							3,000,000
Debt exchanged for equity instruments																						3,000,000
Accrued interest converted for equity instruments																						147,875
Common shares exchanged for a subordinated unsecured promissory note (in shares)																						1,311,615
Debt conversion ratio																						2.40
Debt conversion, Discount on transaction (in hundredths)	42.50%
Ownership interest in outstanding common stock (in hundredths)	50.00%
Third party deposit of cash collateral with administrative agent																								2,500,000
Subordinated unsecured promissory note																				2,500,000
Wall Street Journal prime rate (in hundredths)																				3.25%	3.25%
Debt maturity date																				Sep. 14, 2014
Proceeds from release of cash collateral			$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 500,000