Mortgages payable and credit line (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Mortgages payable and credit line [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

	October 31, 2022				October 31, 2021
	Principal (Including Deferred Interest)		Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs		Principal (Including Deferred Interest)		Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
	(In Thousands of Dollars)				(In Thousands of Dollars)
Rockaway, NJ (A)	$	7,500	$	172	$	14,453	$	50
Westwood, NJ (B)		17,274		8		18,001		39
Wayne, NJ (C)		28,815		330		28,815		379
River Edge, NJ (D)		9,291		19		9,545		36
Red Bank, NJ (E)		11,750		78		11,971		93
Wayne, NJ (F)		25,000		431		22,588		172
Damascus, MD (G)		—		—		18,274		101
Middletown, NY (H)		14,587		71		14,921		104
Total fixed rate		114,217		1,109		138,568		974
Westwood, NJ (I)		25,000		—		25,000		220
Frederick, MD (J)		—		—		21,188		30
Baltimore, MD (K)		—		—		116,520		105
Line of credit - Provident Bank (L)		—		36		—		71
Total variable rate		25,000		36		162,708		426
Total	$	139,217	$	1,145	$	301,276	$	1,400

Schedule of estimated fair value and carrying value of long-term debt

($ in Millions)	October 31, 2022	October 31, 2021
Fair Value	$132.2	$301.6
Carrying Value, Net	$138.1	$299.9

Schedule of principal amounts of long-term debt

Year Ending  October 31,	Amount
2023	$	43,035
2024	$	17,163
2025	$	39,734
2026	$	817
2027	$	849