Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity (USD $)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Total
Balance at Oct. 31, 2009	$ 9,987,913	$ 22,768,610	$ (10,150,397)	$ 0	$ 22,606,126
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2009	9,987,913
Comprehensive loss:
Net (loss) income	0	0	488,134	0	488,134
Other comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax)	0	0	0	407,289	407,289
Gain on hedging arrangement expiration	0	0	0	(407,289)	(407,289)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	488,134	0	488,134
Balance at Oct. 31, 2010	9,987,913	22,768,610	(9,662,263)	0	23,094,260
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2010	9,987,913
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity [Roll Forward]
Stock issuance	1,311,615	498,414	0	0	1,810,029
Stock issuance (in shares)	1,311,615
Comprehensive loss:
Net (loss) income	0	0	(3,976,043)	0	(3,976,043)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax)	0	0	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	(3,976,043)	0	(3,976,043)
Balance at Oct. 31, 2011	11,299,528	23,267,024	(13,638,306)	0	20,928,246
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2011	11,299,528
Comprehensive loss:
Net (loss) income	0	0	(22,912,973)	0	(22,912,973)
Stock warrants	0	607,353	0	0	607,353
Total comprehensive income (loss)	0	607,353	(22,912,973)	0	(22,305,620)
Balance at Oct. 31, 2012	$ 11,299,528	$ 23,874,377	$ (36,551,279)	$ 0	$ (1,377,374)
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2012	11,299,528