Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - 2020 Notes - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 62,383	$ 41,823	$ 81,903	$ 109,753
Restricted cash	409,167
Trade accounts receivable, net	418,189	433,743
Other receivables	24,980	32,818
Income taxes receivable	2,779
Inventories	399,162	344,746
Deferred income taxes	28,086	26,368
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,819	26,371
Intercompany balances
Total current assets	1,380,565	905,869
Fixed assets, net	227,997	238,313
Intangible assets, net	138,384	139,449
Goodwill	272,417	273,167
Other assets	54,561	47,789
Deferred income taxes long-term	118,603	113,653
Investment in subsidiaries
Total assets	2,192,527	1,718,240
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit		18,147
Accounts payable	238,311	203,572
Accrued liabilities	107,001	114,891
Current portion of long-term debt	43,153	18,647
Debt to be redeemed	409,167
Income taxes payable		1,359
Deferred income taxes
Intercompany balances
Total current liabilities	797,632	356,616
Long-term debt	807,094	721,175
Deferred income taxes long-term
Other long-term liabilities	34,976	38,213
Total liabilities	1,639,702	1,116,004
Stockholders'/invested equity:	533,420	583,310
Non-controlling interest	19,405	18,926
Total liabilities and equity	2,192,527	1,718,240
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Quiksilver, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	324	15	17
Restricted cash	409,167
Trade accounts receivable, net
Other receivables	19	20
Income taxes receivable	422
Inventories
Deferred income taxes
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,961	2,277
Intercompany balances
Total current assets	412,570	2,621
Fixed assets, net	20,261	18,802
Intangible assets, net	3,816	3,228
Goodwill
Other assets	8,373	2,753
Deferred income taxes long-term	20,387	20,387
Investment in subsidiaries	1,092,524	1,087,924
Total assets	1,557,931	1,135,715
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit
Accounts payable	3,374	6,995
Accrued liabilities	6,320	6,189
Current portion of long-term debt
Debt to be redeemed	409,167
Income taxes payable
Deferred income taxes	20,902	20,902
Intercompany balances	83,972	118,319
Total current liabilities	523,735	152,405
Long-term debt	500,776	400,000
Deferred income taxes long-term
Other long-term liabilities
Total liabilities	1,024,511	552,405
Stockholders'/invested equity:	533,420	583,310
Non-controlling interest
Total liabilities and equity	1,557,931	1,135,715
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | QS Wholesale, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	2,041	1,966	4,741	4,972
Restricted cash
Trade accounts receivable, net	84,780	80,522
Other receivables	2,252	2,767
Income taxes receivable	255	117
Inventories	39,453	32,156
Deferred income taxes	26,617	26,617
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,822	4,463
Intercompany balances	174,387	218,896
Total current assets	333,607	367,504
Fixed assets, net	33,315	39,175
Intangible assets, net	44,829	45,547
Goodwill	103,880	103,880
Other assets	5,873	2,083
Deferred income taxes long-term
Investment in subsidiaries	12,815	12,180
Total assets	534,319	570,369
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit
Accounts payable	42,374	39,542
Accrued liabilities	12,947	15,699
Current portion of long-term debt	6,094	8,594
Debt to be redeemed
Income taxes payable
Deferred income taxes
Intercompany balances
Total current liabilities	61,415	63,835
Long-term debt	9,000	60,700
Deferred income taxes long-term	42,951	42,951
Other long-term liabilities	4,954	5,413
Total liabilities	118,320	172,899
Stockholders'/invested equity:	415,999	397,470
Non-controlling interest
Total liabilities and equity	534,319	570,369
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(1,761)	(1,831)	(2,320)	(3,641)
Restricted cash
Trade accounts receivable, net	82,734	101,423
Other receivables	3,345	3,391
Income taxes receivable
Inventories	104,942	97,522
Deferred income taxes
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,672	5,085
Intercompany balances
Total current assets	193,932	205,590
Fixed assets, net	23,344	25,321
Intangible assets, net	2,094	2,199
Goodwill	7,675	8,336
Other assets	1,086	594
Deferred income taxes long-term
Investment in subsidiaries
Total assets	228,131	242,040
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit
Accounts payable	51,524	55,813
Accrued liabilities	9,753	12,644
Current portion of long-term debt
Debt to be redeemed
Income taxes payable
Deferred income taxes	506	506
Intercompany balances	58,481	68,707
Total current liabilities	120,264	137,670
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes long-term	2,285	2,285
Other long-term liabilities	9,183	9,048
Total liabilities	131,732	149,003
Stockholders'/invested equity:	96,399	93,037
Non-controlling interest
Total liabilities and equity	228,131	242,040
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	62,102	41,364	79,467	108,405
Restricted cash
Trade accounts receivable, net	250,675	251,798
Other receivables	19,364	26,640
Income taxes receivable	2,102
Inventories	277,868	237,465
Deferred income taxes	22,877	21,159
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24,364	14,546
Intercompany balances
Total current assets	659,352	592,972
Fixed assets, net	151,077	155,015
Intangible assets, net	87,645	88,475
Goodwill	160,862	160,951
Other assets	39,229	42,359
Deferred income taxes long-term	143,452	138,502
Investment in subsidiaries
Total assets	1,241,617	1,178,274
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit		18,147
Accounts payable	141,039	101,222
Accrued liabilities	77,981	80,359
Current portion of long-term debt	37,059	10,053
Debt to be redeemed
Income taxes payable		1,476
Deferred income taxes
Intercompany balances	31,934	31,870
Total current liabilities	288,013	243,127
Long-term debt	297,318	260,475
Deferred income taxes long-term
Other long-term liabilities	20,839	23,752
Total liabilities	606,170	527,354
Stockholders'/invested equity:	616,042	631,994
Non-controlling interest	19,405	18,926
Total liabilities and equity	1,241,617	1,178,274
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Trade accounts receivable, net
Other receivables
Income taxes receivable		(117)
Inventories	(23,101)	(22,397)
Deferred income taxes	(21,408)	(21,408)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Intercompany balances	(174,387)	(218,896)
Total current assets	(218,896)	(262,818)
Fixed assets, net
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets
Deferred income taxes long-term	(45,236)	(45,236)
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,105,339)	(1,100,104)
Total assets	(1,369,471)	(1,408,158)
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt
Debt to be redeemed
Income taxes payable		(117)
Deferred income taxes	(21,408)	(21,408)
Intercompany balances	(174,387)	(218,896)
Total current liabilities	(195,795)	(240,421)
Long-term debt
Deferred income taxes long-term	(45,236)	(45,236)
Other long-term liabilities
Total liabilities	(241,031)	(285,657)
Stockholders'/invested equity:	(1,128,440)	(1,122,501)
Non-controlling interest
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,369,471)	$ (1,408,158)