Earnings (loss) per share	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings (loss) per share	Note 3 - Earnings per share: Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common equity (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares and vested share units (See Note 13 to FREIT’s condensed consolidated financials) outstanding during each period (denominator). The calculation of diluted earnings per share is similar to that of basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive shares, such as those issuable upon the exercise of stock options, were issued during the period using the Treasury Stock method. Under the Treasury Stock method, the assumption is that the proceeds received upon exercise of the options, including the unrecognized stock option compensation expense attributable to future services, are used to repurchase FREIT’s stock at the average market price during the period, thereby reducing the number of shares to be added in computing diluted earnings per share. For the nine and three months ended July 31, 2018 and for the three months ended July 31, 2017, the outstanding stock options were anti-dilutive with no impact on earnings per share. For the nine months ended July 31, 2017, the outstanding stock options increased the average dilutive shares outstanding by approximately 3,000 shares with no impact on earnings per share.

Earnings (loss) per share

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Note 3 - Earnings per share:

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common equity (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares and vested share units (See Note 13 to FREIT’s condensed consolidated financials) outstanding during each period (denominator). The calculation of diluted earnings per share is similar to that of basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive shares, such as those issuable upon the exercise of stock options, were issued during the period using the Treasury Stock method. Under the Treasury Stock method, the assumption is that the proceeds received upon exercise of the options, including the unrecognized stock option compensation expense attributable to future services, are used to repurchase FREIT’s stock at the average market price during the period, thereby reducing the number of shares to be added in computing diluted earnings per share. For the nine and three months ended July 31, 2018 and for the three months ended July 31, 2017, the outstanding stock options were anti-dilutive with no impact on earnings per share. For the nine months ended July 31, 2017, the outstanding stock options increased the average dilutive shares outstanding by approximately 3,000 shares with no impact on earnings per share.