Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior, Senior Amortizing, and Senior Exchangeable Notes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	January 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020	$577,000	$577,000
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020	220,000	220,000
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	53,141	53,139
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	131,575	131,207
Total Senior Secured Notes	$981,716	$981,346
Senior Notes:
6.25% Senior Notes due January 15, 2016 (net of discount)	$-	$172,744
7.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2016	86,532	86,532
8.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2017	121,043	121,043
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019	150,000	150,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	250,000	250,000
Total Senior Notes	$607,575	$780,319
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017	$10,516	$12,811
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017	$74,720	$73,771