CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Shares of Beneficial Interest [Member]	Treasury Shares at Cost [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, 2014	$ 29,846,000	$ 24,985,000	$ (3,348,000)	$ (6,270,000)	$ 360,000	$ 15,727,000	$ 14,119,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of 94,302 shares of beneficial interest	(2,169,000)		(2,169,000)			(2,169,000)
Stock based compensation expense	47,000	47,000				47,000
Vested share units granted to Trustees	383,000	383,000				383,000
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(396,000)						(396,000)
Net income	1,774,000			1,580,000		1,580,000	194,000
Dividends declared, including $9 payable in share units ($0.60 per share)	(4,072,000)			(4,072,000)		(4,072,000)
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap	(1,341,000)				(1,192,000)	(1,192,000)	(149,000)
Balance at Apr. 30, 2015	$ 24,072,000	$ 25,415,000	$ (5,517,000)	$ (8,762,000)	$ (832,000)	$ 10,304,000	$ 13,768,000