Stock Based Benefit Plans (Details 2)	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Stock Based Benefit Plans (Textuals) [Abstract]
Percentage increases over closing price	30.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
Additional Stock Based Benefit Plans (Textuals) [Abstract]
Average closing price of company common stock	measured over any 20 consecutive trading days ending on or prior to 5 years from date of issuance
Non Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
Additional Stock Based Benefit Plans (Textuals) [Abstract]
RSU vesting period	4 years

Additional Stock Based Benefit Plans.

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Percentage Increases Over Closing Price of the company's common stock on the date of issuance.

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Stock-Based Benefit Plans.

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Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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Description of pertinent provisions of share based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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