CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	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]	Total
Balance at Oct. 31, 2014	$ 24,985	$ (3,348)	$ (6,270)	$ 360	$ 15,727	$ 14,119	$ 29,846
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of 94,302 shares of beneficial interest		(2,169)			(2,169)		(2,169)
Stock based compensation expense	94				94		94
Vested share units granted to Trustees	781				781		781
Distributions to noncontrolling interests						(516)	(516)
Net income			2,631		2,631	281	2,912
Dividends declared, including $29 and $76 payable in share units in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively ($1.20, $1.20 and $0.13 per share)			(8,130)		(8,130)		(8,130)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swaps				(1,390)	(1,390)	(191)	(1,581)
Balance at Oct. 31, 2015	25,860	(5,517)	(11,769)	(1,030)	7,544	13,693	21,237
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock based compensation expense	94				94		94
Vested share units granted to Trustees	759				759		759
Stock options exercised		244			244		244
Distributions to noncontrolling interests						(1,095)	(1,095)
Net income			3,005		3,005	94	3,099
Dividends declared, including $29 and $76 payable in share units in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively ($1.20, $1.20 and $0.13 per share)			(8,152)		(8,152)		(8,152)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swaps				(660)	(660)	(65)	(725)
Balance at Oct. 31, 2016	26,713	(5,273)	(16,916)	(1,690)	2,834	12,627	15,461
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock based compensation expense	122				122		122
Vested share units granted to Trustees	816				816		816
Distributions to noncontrolling interests						(420)	(420)
Net income			13,116		13,116	(2,433)	10,683
Dividends declared, including $29 and $76 payable in share units in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively ($1.20, $1.20 and $0.13 per share)			(1,024)		(1,024)		(1,024)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swaps				1,974	1,974	978	2,952
Balance at Oct. 31, 2017	$ 27,651	$ (5,273)	$ (4,824)	$ 284	$ 17,838	$ 10,752	$ 28,590