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Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility (Details Textual 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Five year term note [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Term   5 years    
Proceeds from Bank Debt $ 485.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromBankDebt
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  $ 15.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromBankDebt
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End       1.59%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent       100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
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