Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary assets									$ 3,100,000
Amount of consideration hold back by the buyer	650,000								650,000
Loss (gain) on sale of assets									1,600,000
Cash proceeds from sale of assets									3,750,000
Number of operating segments									3
Number of division discontinued									2
Interest expense allocated to discontinued operation									211,000	270,000	272,000
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets held for sale									600,000
Asset impairment and restructuring charges charges									11,426,055	9,369,018	1,640,795
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales									16,283,822	23,673,615	23,538,379
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									(422,860)	434,369	502,522
Income tax (expense) benefit									130,537	(184,087)	(211,307)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations									1,567,231	0	0
Income tax (expense) on sale									(640,057)	0	0
Net income from discontinued operations	211,000	478,000	(13,000)	(41,000)	35,000	93,000	56,000	66,000	634,851	250,282	291,215
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	0				0				0	0
Inventories	0				0				0	0
Other current assets	0				0				0	0
Property and equipment, net	1,219,073				0				1,219,073	0
Total current assets	1,219,073				0				1,219,073	0
Property and equipment, net	0				1,741,725				0	1,741,725
Other assets	0				0				0	0
Total noncurrent assets	0				1,741,725				0	1,741,725
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	1,219,073				1,741,725				1,219,073	1,741,725
Liabilities, held for sale [Abstract]
Accounts payable	0				0				0	0
Deferred revenue	0				0				0	0
Accrued payroll and commissions	0				0				0	0
Taxes accrued and withheld	0				0				0	0
Accrued expenses	0				0				0	0
Debt	1,219,073				1,218,500				1,219,073	1,218,500
Total current liabilities	1,219,073				1,218,500				1,219,073	1,218,500
Total noncurrent liabilities	0				0				0	0
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	1,219,073				1,218,500				1,219,073	1,218,500
Assets, discontinued operations [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	777,740				3,285,899				777,740	3,285,899
Inventories	283,467				1,476,792				283,467	1,476,792
Other current assets	0				13,542				0	13,542
Property and equipment, net	425,000				0				425,000	0
Total current assets	1,486,207				4,776,233				1,486,207	4,776,233
Property and equipment, net	0				840,159				0	840,159
Other assets	0				3,752				0	3,752
Total noncurrent assets	0				843,911				0	843,911
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	1,486,207				5,620,144				1,486,207	5,620,144
Liabilities, discontinued operations [Abstract]
Accounts payable	278,266				890,889				278,266	890,889
Deferred revenue	4,726				0				4,726	0
Accrued payroll and commissions	55,310				345,435				55,310	345,435
Taxes accrued and withheld	138,148				165,698				138,148	165,698
Accrued expenses	43,103				35,853				43,103	35,853
Debt	966,654				4,716,654				966,654	4,716,654
Total current liabilities	1,486,207				6,154,529				1,486,207	6,154,529
Total noncurrent liabilities	0				0				0	0
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	1,486,207				6,154,529				1,486,207	6,154,529
Assets, total [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable	777,740				3,285,899				777,740	3,285,899
Inventories	283,467				1,476,792				283,467	1,476,792
Other current assets	0				13,542				0	13,542
Property and equipment, net	1,644,073				0				1,644,073	0
Total current assets	2,705,280				4,776,233				2,705,280	4,776,233
Property and equipment, net	0				2,581,884				0	2,581,884
Other assets	0				3,752				0	3,752
Total noncurrent assets	0				2,585,636				0	2,585,636
Total assets held for sale/discontinued operations	2,705,280				7,361,869				2,705,280	7,361,869
Liabilities, total [Abstract]
Accounts payable	278,266				890,889				278,266	890,889
Deferred revenue	4,726				0				4,726	0
Accrued payroll and commissions	55,310				345,435				55,310	345,435
Taxes accrued and withheld	138,148				165,698				138,148	165,698
Accrued expenses	43,103				35,853				43,103	35,853
Debt	2,185,727				5,935,154				2,185,727	5,935,154
Total current liabilities	2,705,280				7,373,029				2,705,280	7,373,029
Total noncurrent liabilities	0				0				0	0
Total liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations	2,705,280				7,373,029				2,705,280	7,373,029
CGC [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets held for sale									337,000
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales									10,464,516	17,758,633	18,169,202
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									140,761	561,257	417,752
Income tax (expense) benefit									(57,487)	(231,239)	(173,033)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations									1,567,231	0	0
Income tax (expense) on sale									(640,057)	0	0
Net income from discontinued operations									1,010,448	330,018	244,719
Division Held for Sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment and restructuring charges charges									309,000
Donihe [Member]
Disposal group including discontinued operation income statement [Abstract]
Net Sales									5,819,306	5,914,982	5,369,177
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									(563,621)	(126,888)	84,770
Income tax (expense) benefit									188,024	47,152	(38,274)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations									0	0	0
Income tax (expense) on sale									0	0	0
Net income from discontinued operations									$ (375,597)	$ (79,736)	$ 46,496