CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Shares of Beneficial Interest [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Dividends in Excess of Net Income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total Common Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance at Oct. 31, 2011	$ 22,650,000	$ 24,969,000	$ (1,135,000)	$ (9,984,000)		$ 13,850,000	$ 8,800,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(834,000)						(834,000)
Net income	11,996,000			11,351,000		11,351,000	645,000
Dividends declared	(7,637,000)			(7,637,000)		(7,637,000)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swap
Balance at Oct. 31, 2012	26,175,000	24,969,000	(1,135,000)	(6,270,000)		17,564,000	8,611,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(462,000)						(462,000)
Net income	7,942,000			7,449,000		7,449,000	493,000
Dividends declared	(10,830,000)			(10,830,000)		(10,830,000)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swap	980,000				686,000	686,000	294,000
Balance at Oct. 31, 2013	23,805,000	24,969,000	(1,135,000)	(9,651,000)	686,000	14,869,000	8,936,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of 120,972 shares of beneficial interest	(2,213,000)		(2,213,000)			(2,213,000)
Stock based compensation expense	16,000	16,000				16,000
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(975,000)						(975,000)
Net income	12,164,000			11,657,000		11,657,000	507,000
Dividends declared	(8,276,000)			(8,276,000)		(8,276,000)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swap	(465,000)				(326,000)	(326,000)	(140,000)
Additional investment by noncontrolling interest to Granda Rotunda, LLC	5,791,000						5,791,000
Balance at Oct. 31, 2014	$ 29,846,000	$ 24,985,000	$ (3,348,000)	$ (6,270,000)	$ 360,000	$ 15,727,000	$ 14,119,000