Condensed Consolidation Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	$ 340,854	$ 394,910
Cost of goods sold	171,410	194,270
Gross profit	169,444	200,640
Selling, general and administrative expense	170,504	203,784
Asset impairments	255	883
Operating loss	(1,315)	(4,027)
Interest expense, net	18,402	19,420
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	657	2,828
Equity in earnings	0	0
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(20,374)	(26,275)
Benefit for income taxes	(2,084)	(4,385)
Loss from continuing operations	(18,290)	(21,890)
Income from discontinued operations	6,732	37,617
Net (loss)/income	(11,558)	15,727
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	788	464
Net (loss)/income	(10,770)	16,191
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(18,619)	(14,422)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(29,389)	1,769
Quiksilver, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	116	116
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Gross profit	116	116
Selling, general and administrative expense	2,475	9,025
Asset impairments	0	0
Operating loss	(2,359)	(8,909)
Interest expense, net	11,645	11,600
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	(158)	36
Equity in earnings	(3,106)	(35,932)
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(10,740)	15,387
Benefit for income taxes	30	0
Loss from continuing operations	(10,770)	15,387
Income from discontinued operations	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(10,770)	15,387
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(10,770)	15,387
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(18,619)	(14,422)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(29,389)	965
QS Wholesale, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	71,536	85,536
Cost of goods sold	44,052	51,264
Gross profit	27,484	34,272
Selling, general and administrative expense	28,778	55,966
Asset impairments	0	0
Operating loss	(1,294)	(21,694)
Interest expense, net	747	1,010
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	(618)	(10)
Equity in earnings	(324)	74
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(1,099)	(22,768)
Benefit for income taxes	146	(6,169)
Loss from continuing operations	(1,245)	(16,599)
Income from discontinued operations	0	23,922
Net (loss)/income	(1,245)	7,323
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(1,245)	7,323
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	0	0
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(1,245)	7,323
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	68,535	98,741
Cost of goods sold	45,091	68,202
Gross profit	23,444	30,539
Selling, general and administrative expense	29,705	22,668
Asset impairments	0	222
Operating loss	(6,261)	7,649
Interest expense, net	(2)	0
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	402	(224)
Equity in earnings	0	0
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(6,661)	7,873
Benefit for income taxes	303	(3,945)
Loss from continuing operations	(6,964)	11,818
Income from discontinued operations	(2)	13,531
Net (loss)/income	(6,966)	25,349
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(6,966)	25,349
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	0	0
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(6,966)	25,349
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	229,897	269,770
Cost of goods sold	109,077	119,784
Gross profit	120,820	149,986
Selling, general and administrative expense	111,496	121,057
Asset impairments	255	661
Operating loss	9,069	28,268
Interest expense, net	6,012	6,810
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	1,031	3,026
Equity in earnings	0	0
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	2,026	18,432
Benefit for income taxes	(2,563)	5,729
Loss from continuing operations	4,589	12,703
Income from discontinued operations	6,734	164
Net (loss)/income	11,323	12,867
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	788	464
Net (loss)/income	12,111	13,331
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(18,619)	(14,422)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	(6,508)	(1,091)
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues, net	(29,230)	(59,253)
Cost of goods sold	(26,810)	(44,980)
Gross profit	(2,420)	(14,273)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(1,950)	(4,932)
Asset impairments	0	0
Operating loss	(470)	(9,341)
Interest expense, net	0	0
Foreign currency (gain)/loss	0	0
Equity in earnings	3,430	35,858
(Loss)/income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(3,900)	(45,199)
Benefit for income taxes	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	(3,900)	(45,199)
Income from discontinued operations	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(3,900)	(45,199)
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net (loss)/income	(3,900)	(45,199)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	18,619	14,422
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Quiksilver, Inc.	$ 14,719	$ (30,777)