The amount by which the tax basis of the acquisition is lower than the acquisition price.

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The total percentage of ordinary taxable income declared as dividends in the period.

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- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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Income taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Income taxes (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 20, 2013	Jun. 18, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Ordinary taxable income distributed as dividends (percentage)	100.00%frevsob_DistributedEarningsPercentage	100.00%frevsob_DistributedEarningsPercentage
Capital gain on sale of apartments			$ 3,500,000
South Brunswick property [Member]
Capital gain on sale of apartments				8,700,000
Regency Club Acquisition [Member]
Acquisition price					20,625,000
Amount tax basis is lower than the acquisition price						$ 8,000,000