Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	$ 431,018	$ 449,621
Cost of goods sold	211,311	221,671
Gross profit	219,707	227,950
Selling, general and administrative expense	225,259	230,415
Asset impairments	3,168
Operating (loss)/income	(8,720)	(2,465)
Interest expense	15,507	15,045
Foreign currency loss/(gain)	3,173	(1,850)
Equity in earnings and other expense (income)
Loss before provision for income taxes	(27,400)	(15,660)
Benefit)/provision for income taxes	3,224	5,250
Net (loss)/income	(30,624)	(20,910)
Less: net income / loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(505)	(1,695)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(31,129)	(22,605)
Quiksilver, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	116	116
Gross profit	116	116
Selling, general and administrative expense	15,975	16,916
Operating (loss)/income	(15,859)	(16,800)
Interest expense	7,269	7,240
Foreign currency loss/(gain)	154	(126)
Equity in earnings and other expense (income)	7,847	(1,309)
Loss before provision for income taxes	(31,129)	(22,605)
Net (loss)/income	(31,129)	(22,605)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(31,129)	(22,605)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	165,746	171,377
Cost of goods sold	103,732	105,206
Gross profit	62,014	66,171
Selling, general and administrative expense	74,188	77,497
Asset impairments	1,335
Operating (loss)/income	(13,509)	(11,326)
Interest expense	1,468	1,294
Foreign currency loss/(gain)	165	(203)
Equity in earnings and other expense (income)	(204)	1,251
Loss before provision for income taxes	(14,938)	(13,668)
Benefit)/provision for income taxes	(1,187)	216
Net (loss)/income	(13,751)	(13,884)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(13,751)	(13,884)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	297,344	305,027
Cost of goods sold	133,685	136,183
Gross profit	163,659	168,844
Selling, general and administrative expense	142,154	143,045
Asset impairments	1,833
Operating (loss)/income	19,672	25,799
Interest expense	6,770	6,511
Foreign currency loss/(gain)	2,854	(1,521)
Equity in earnings and other expense (income)
Loss before provision for income taxes	10,048	20,809
Benefit)/provision for income taxes	4,411	5,034
Net (loss)/income	5,637	15,775
Less: net income / loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(505)	(1,695)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	5,132	14,080
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	(32,188)	(26,899)
Cost of goods sold	(26,106)	(19,718)
Gross profit	(6,082)	(7,181)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(7,058)	(7,043)
Operating (loss)/income	976	(138)
Equity in earnings and other expense (income)	(7,643)	58
Loss before provision for income taxes	8,619	(196)
Net (loss)/income	8,619	(196)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	$ 8,619	$ (196)