Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current:
Federal	$ 839us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,650us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State	180	191
Current income tax expense (benefit)	1,019us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1,841us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:
Federal	(54)	146
State	(6)	(7)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(60)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	139us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for income taxes	$ 959us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,980us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

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Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.