The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Components of purchase price at fair value (Detail) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2015	May 19, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Oct. 31, 2016
Cash consideration paid				$ 2,100,000
Rel-Tech Electronics, Inc
Cash consideration paid	$ 2,100,000			3,100,000
RF Industries, Ltd. common shares issued	200,000
Earn-out	610,000
Total purchase price	$ 2,910,000
CompPro Product Line
Cash consideration paid		$ 700,000
Total purchase price		$ 700,000
Comnet Telecom Supply Inc
Cash consideration paid			$ 3,090,000	3,090,000
RF Industries, Ltd. common shares issued			1,060,000
Earn-out			1,235,000
Total purchase price			$ 5,385,000	$ 4,150,000