Organization and significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of subsidiaries in which FREIT has a controlling financial interest

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FREIT and the following subsidiaries in which FREIT has a controlling financial interest, including two LLCs in which FREIT is the managing member with a 40% ownership interest:

Subsidiary	Owning Entity		% Ownership		Year Acquired/Organized
Westwood Hills, LLC		FREIT		40%		1994
S and A Commercial Associates Limited Partnership   ("S and A")		FREIT		65%		2000
Wayne PSC, LLC		FREIT		40%		2002
Damascus Centre, LLC		FREIT		70%		2003
Pierre Towers, LLC		S and A		100%		2004
Grande Rotunda, LLC		FREIT		60%		2005
WestFREIT, Corp		FREIT		100%		2007
FREIT Regency, LLC		FREIT		100%		2014
Station Place on Monmouth, LLC		FREIT		100%		2017