Planned asset dispositions (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012 Westridge Square Shopping Center - G-Mart sqft	Feb. 03, 2012 Lease termination agreement sqft	Apr. 15, 2011 Lease termination agreement sqft	Jul. 07, 2010 Westridge Square Shopping Center sqft
Property area (in square feet)		40,000	35,994	55,330	256,620
Change in plan to sell Westridge	On April 15, 2011, FREIT was notified by Giant of Maryland LLC (Giant), the former tenant and operator of the 55,330 sq. ft. Giant Supermarket at Westridge, that it would not extend the term of its lease, which expired on October 31, 2011. As a result, FREIT halted its efforts to sell Westridge and will reconsider its decision to market Westridge for sale when the space is re-leased.