Mortgages, notes payable and credit line (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Fixed rate mortgage loans	$ 197,423	$ 166,300
Frederick, MD
Fixed rate mortgage loans	22,000	22,000
Rockaway, NJ
Fixed rate mortgage loans	18,440	18,828
Westwood, NJ #2
Fixed rate mortgage loans	223,858
Patchogue, NY
Fixed rate mortgage loans	5,503	5,623
Wayne, NJ
Fixed rate mortgage loans	18,976	19,248
River Edge, NJ First Mortgage
Fixed rate mortgage loans	3,952	4,098
River Edge, NJ Second Mortgage
Fixed rate mortgage loans	1,494	1,557
Maywood, NJ First Mortgage
Fixed rate mortgage loans	2,868	2,974
Maywood, NJ Second Mortgage
Fixed rate mortgage loans	1,060	1,105
Westwood, NJ #3
Fixed rate mortgage loans	22,383	22,774
Wayne, NJ
Fixed rate mortgage loans	26,863	27,697
Hackensack, NJ
Fixed rate mortgage loans	31,797	32,364
Damascus, MD
Fixed rate mortgage loans	19,699
Construction loan		15,050
Provident Bank
Line of credit	2,000
Westwood, NJ#1
Fixed rate mortgage loans		8,032
Baltimore, MD
Restructured loan		$ 19,070

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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This element represents the current and noncurrent portions of a long-term real estate loan with an initial maturity beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, to finance building costs. The funds are disbursed as needed or in accordance with a prearranged plan; generally, a portion of the funds is disbursed at inception and the remainder as construction progresses. The money is repaid on completion of the project (generally one to seven years), usually from the proceeds of a mortgage loan. The rate is normally higher than the prime rate, and there is usually an origination fee. The effective yield on these loans tends to be high, and the lender has a security interest in the real property.

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