Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Based on Monte-Carlo Simulation [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Based on Monte-Carlo Simulation [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Performance Options [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Performance Option [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Kelly Slater [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Predecessor Plans [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Additional Issuances [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 2000 Plan [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Non-performance based options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Options Held [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Performance Based Options [Member]
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]
Amount of common stock available for issuance	7,224,657									2,764,657	4,460,000	20,080,029	3,672,955					2,776,555
Risk-free interest rates	1.70%	1.10%	1.90%												1.70%			0.50%	0.60%	0.80%	0.70%	3.00%
Volatility rates	78.30%	76.50%	82.40%												82.00%			56.40%	91.40%	88.60%	93.10%	67.30%
Expected lives	7 years 1 month 6 days	7 years 1 month 6 days	5 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average fair value of the options	$ 4.81	$ 2.58	$ 3.39												$ 3.88	$ 4.21	$ 2.27					$ 3.21
Vesting period of options	3 years
Unrecognized compensation expense						$ 1.0	$ 10.0							$ 4.0		$ 0.4
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period							7 months 6 days	2 years 2 months 12 days						2 years 1 month 6 days		1 year
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	10
Aggregate intrinsic value of options, outstanding	33
Aggregate intrinsic value of options, exercisable	23
Weighted average life of options outstanding	5 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted average life of options exercisable	4 years 6 months
Non-vested shares under option	2,784,826	4,422,172
Shares expected to vest	2,700,000
Price valuation model used				Monte-Carlo simulation	Monte-Carlo simulation
Dividend yield															0.00%	0.00%	0.00%					0.00%
Exercise price of options																							$ 4.65
Shares of restricted stock to a Company sponsored athlete, Kelly Slater									3,000,000
Percent of discount from the market price	15.00%
Shares issued under the plan	448,896	461,088	310,700
Proceeds from stock plans	1	1	1
Total compensation expense	$ 22	$ 23	$ 14
Common stock warrants, Number of shares entitled	25,700,000
Common stock warrants, exercise price per share	1.86