Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - 2020 Notes - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	$ (61,018)	$ (12,858)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	38,018	39,437
Stock based compensation	16,195	17,272
Provision for doubtful accounts	4,511	1,601
Asset impairments	10,652	556
Equity in earnings	247	(19)
Non-cash interest expense	5,877	2,814
Deferred income taxes	(281)	9,349
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income	644	(2,294)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	9,444	(25,705)
Inventories	(62,540)	(55,684)
Other operating assets and liabilities	25,734	8,650
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	(12,517)	(16,881)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash	(409,167)
Capital expenditures	(39,366)	(47,177)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(9,117)
Net cash used in investing activities	(448,533)	(56,294)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit	6,157	11,377
Payments on lines of credit	(22,561)	(12,326)
Borrowings on long-term debt	646,876	127,034
Payments on long-term debt	(142,121)	(57,513)
Payments of debt issuance costs	(13,087)
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases	6,165	1,335
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners		(11,000)
Intercompany
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	481,429	58,907
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	181	(13,582)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	20,560	(27,850)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	41,823	109,753
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	62,383	81,903
Quiksilver, Inc. [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation	16,195	17,272
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Quiksilver, Inc. [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	(61,453)	(15,115)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,651	1,598
Stock based compensation	16,195	17,272
Provision for doubtful accounts
Asset impairments
Equity in earnings	(4,599)	(49,284)
Non-cash interest expense	4,223	1,111
Deferred income taxes
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income	35	(322)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable
Inventories
Other operating assets and liabilities	6,867	4,623
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	(37,081)	(40,117)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash	(409,167)
Capital expenditures	(5,327)	(2,861)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities	(414,494)	(2,861)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit
Payments on lines of credit
Borrowings on long-term debt	500,776
Payments on long-term debt
Payments of debt issuance costs	(8,775)
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases	6,165	1,335
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners
Intercompany	(46,914)	41,641
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	451,252	42,976
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	(323)	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	324	17
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1	15
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | QS Wholesale, Inc. [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	18,527	12,462
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	8,710	8,420
Stock based compensation
Provision for doubtful accounts	(257)	(1,127)
Asset impairments	1,646
Equity in earnings	(1,018)	2,190
Non-cash interest expense	1,081	1,190
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(4,000)	(5,442)
Inventories	(7,297)	47,239
Other operating assets and liabilities	341	(14,661)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	17,733	50,271
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash
Capital expenditures	(3,908)	(11,548)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,908)	(11,548)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit
Payments on lines of credit
Borrowings on long-term debt	59,829	80,500
Payments on long-term debt	(114,029)	(43,856)
Payments of debt issuance costs	(4,312)
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners		(11,000)
Intercompany	44,762	(64,598)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	(13,750)	(38,954)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	75	(231)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,966	4,972
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	2,041	4,741
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	3,362	14,824
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,454	4,918
Stock based compensation
Provision for doubtful accounts	(1,287)	(1,403)
Asset impairments	5,602	556
Equity in earnings
Non-cash interest expense
Deferred income taxes
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income	(124)	36
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	19,975	(14,215)
Inventories	(5,544)	(50,334)
Other operating assets and liabilities	(7,391)	15,077
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	19,047	(30,541)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash
Capital expenditures	(7,251)	(7,188)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,251)	(7,188)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit
Payments on lines of credit
Borrowings on long-term debt
Payments on long-term debt
Payments of debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners
Intercompany	(11,726)	39,050
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	(11,726)	39,050
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	70	1,321
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	(1,831)	(3,641)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	(1,761)	(2,320)
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	(133)	42,964
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	23,203	24,501
Stock based compensation
Provision for doubtful accounts	6,055	4,131
Asset impairments	3,404
Equity in earnings	247	(19)
Non-cash interest expense	573	513
Deferred income taxes	(281)	9,349
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income	733	(2,008)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(6,531)	(6,048)
Inventories	(65,403)	(73,488)
Other operating assets and liabilities	25,917	3,611
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	(12,216)	3,506
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash
Capital expenditures	(22,880)	(25,580)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(9,117)
Net cash used in investing activities	(22,880)	(34,697)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit	6,157	11,377
Payments on lines of credit	(22,561)	(12,326)
Borrowings on long-term debt	86,271	46,534
Payments on long-term debt	(28,092)	(13,657)
Payments of debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners
Intercompany	13,878	(16,093)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	55,653	15,835
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	181	(13,582)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	20,738	(28,938)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	41,364	108,405
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	62,102	79,467
Senior Notes 2020 [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)/income	(21,321)	(67,993)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Stock based compensation
Provision for doubtful accounts
Asset impairments
Equity in earnings	5,617	47,094
Non-cash interest expense
Deferred income taxes
Other adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable
Inventories	15,704	20,899
Other operating assets and liabilities
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Changes in restricted cash
Capital expenditures
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit
Payments on lines of credit
Borrowings on long-term debt
Payments on long-term debt
Payments of debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises and employee stock purchases
Transactions with non-controlling interest owners
Intercompany
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period