CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ($170,274 for settlement of VIE obligations)	$ 1,169,352	$ 4,728,884
Certificates of deposit	4,574,936	4,577,570
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $139,845 and $75,734 ($998,441 for settlement of VIE obligations)	2,868,390	2,557,822
Inventories ($568,905 for settlement of VIE obligations)	6,295,128	4,607,843
Other current assets ($16,295 for settlement of VIE obligations)	865,645	448,187
Deferred tax assets	613,100	613,100
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	16,454,669	17,533,406
Property and Equipment:
Land and building ($1,538,100 of collateral for VIE obligations)	1,538,100
Equipment and tooling ($295,000 for settlement of VIE obligations)	2,968,134	2,434,176
Furniture and office equipment ($18,000 for settlement of VIE obligations)	556,664	508,221
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	5,062,898	2,942,397
Less accumulated depreciation	2,633,860	2,412,070
TOTALS	2,429,038	530,327
Long-term investments in certificates of deposit	1,695,871	946,491
Goodwill	2,642,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net	2,449,832
Non-amortizable intangible assets	430,000
Note receivable from stockholder	66,980	66,980
Other assets ($71,427 for settlement of VIE obligations)	103,586	32,159
TOTAL ASSETS	26,271,976	19,109,363
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	384,518	537,850
Accrued expenses	1,597,722	1,217,454
Current portion of long-term liabilities ($38,090 recourse limited to VIE creditors)	38,090
Dividends payable	2,141,067
Income taxes payable		123,909
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	4,161,397	1,879,213
Deferred tax liabilities	1,199,662	18,800
Other long-term liabilities ($1,365,466 recourse limited to VIE creditors)	1,506,326	297,390
TOTAL LIABILITIES	6,867,385	2,195,403
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
RF Industries, Ltd. and Subsidiary:
Common stock - authorized 200,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; 7,049,110 and 5,861,764 shares issued and outstanding	70,491	58,618
Additional paid-in capital	10,981,759	6,996,656
Retained earnings	8,134,752	9,858,686
Total RF Industries, Ltd. and Subsidiary	19,187,002	16,913,960
Noncontrolling interest	217,589
TOTAL EQUITY	19,404,591	19,109,363
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	26,271,976	19,109,363
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ($170,274 for settlement of VIE obligations)	170,274	170,274
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $139,845 and $75,734 ($998,441 for settlement of VIE obligations)	998,441	998,441
Inventories ($568,905 for settlement of VIE obligations)	568,905	568,905
Other current assets ($16,295 for settlement of VIE obligations)	16,295	16,295
Restricted cash (all related to VIE)	68,118
Property and Equipment:
Land and building ($1,538,100 of collateral for VIE obligations)	1,538,100
Equipment and tooling ($295,000 for settlement of VIE obligations)	295,000	295,000
Furniture and office equipment ($18,000 for settlement of VIE obligations)	18,000	18,000
Other assets ($71,427 for settlement of VIE obligations)	71,427
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current portion of long-term liabilities ($38,090 recourse limited to VIE creditors)	38,090
Other long-term liabilities ($1,365,466 recourse limited to VIE creditors)	$ 1,365,466