Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2013 Mervin [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Hawk [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Surfdome [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Surfdome [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Mervin And Hawk [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Surfdome [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Surfdome [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business					$ 58,000,000	$ 19,000,000
Net gain on sale			30,833,000	0
Income tax expense	0	1,183,000	17,508,000	1,549,000					18,000,000
Asset impairments							4,000,000	15,000,000		2,000,000	9,500,000
Goodwill impairment	182,384,000	0	195,081,000	0
Percentage of ownership owned by parent in subsidiaries							51.00%
Percentage of ownership by subsidiary							49.00%
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	$ (2,093,000)	$ (247,000)	$ (10,294,000)	$ 435,000