Condensed Consolidation Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 60,656	$ 46,664	$ 69,988	$ 57,280
Restricted cash	1,745	4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	258,952	311,014
Other receivables	51,101	40,847
Inventories	306,119	284,517
Deferred income taxes - current	4,533	4,926
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	31,315	28,080
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	20,265
Total current assets	714,421	741,000
Restricted cash	3,918	16,514
Fixed assets, net	194,107	213,768
Intangible assets, net	137,165	135,510
Goodwill	79,805	80,622		261,625
Other assets	39,946	47,086
Deferred income taxes long-term	14,352	16,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion	0	5,394
Total assets	1,183,714	1,255,982
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	31,093	32,929
Accounts payable	174,090	168,307
Accrued liabilities	101,591	112,701
Current portion of long-term debt	2,261	2,432
Income taxes payable	2,505	1,124
Deferred income taxes - current	19,490	19,628
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	13,266
Total current liabilities	331,030	350,387
Long-term debt, net of current portion	770,048	793,229
Other long-term liabilities	34,702	39,342
Deferred income taxes long-term	21,304	16,790
Total liabilities	1,157,084	1,199,748
Stockholders’/invested equity	26,630	53,876
Non-controlling interest	0	2,358
Total liabilities and equity	1,183,714	1,255,982
Quiksilver, Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	157	158	34	35
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0	0
Other receivables	10	10
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes - current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,593	1,579
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	1,760	1,747
Restricted cash	0	0
Fixed assets, net	19,754	20,381
Intangible assets, net	8,533	6,674
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	6,682	7,097
Deferred income taxes long-term	30,807	30,807
Investment in subsidiaries	728,200	722,935
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	795,736	789,641
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	2,373	4,582
Accrued liabilities	29,258	17,887
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes - current	31,450	31,450
Intercompany balances	203,267	179,251
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	266,348	233,170
Long-term debt, net of current portion	501,556	501,416
Other long-term liabilities	1,202	1,179
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Total liabilities	769,106	735,765
Stockholders’/invested equity	26,630	53,876
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	795,736	789,641
QS Wholesale, Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	17,392	2,867	7,258	3,733
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	44,120	51,663
Other receivables	2,185	3,402
Inventories	33,719	25,681
Deferred income taxes - current	21,554	21,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,705	6,209
Intercompany balances	256,475	258,808
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	384,150	370,184
Restricted cash	0	16,514
Fixed assets, net	32,336	34,408
Intangible assets, net	43,655	43,815
Goodwill	61,983	61,982
Other assets	4,955	5,160
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	1,849	1,525
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	528,928	533,588
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	36,163	40,942
Accrued liabilities	12,435	15,092
Current portion of long-term debt	600	600
Income taxes payable	720	0
Deferred income taxes - current	0	0
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	49,918	56,634
Long-term debt, net of current portion	28,580	22,657
Other long-term liabilities	7,178	9,800
Deferred income taxes long-term	38,052	38,052
Total liabilities	123,728	127,143
Stockholders’/invested equity	405,200	406,445
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	528,928	533,588
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(4,353)	(2,701)	(1,939)	296
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	22,138	34,779
Other receivables	1,476	1,071
Inventories	75,499	72,761
Deferred income taxes - current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,039	2,941
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		28
Total current assets	97,799	108,879
Restricted cash	0	0
Fixed assets, net	21,783	21,259
Intangible assets, net	1,109	1,150
Goodwill	11,089	11,089
Other assets	916	1,255
Deferred income taxes long-term	2,052	2,052
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	134,748	145,684
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	18,760	22,008
Accrued liabilities	6,157	7,230
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes - current	4,925	4,925
Intercompany balances	39,528	39,265
Current portion of assets held for sale		6
Total current liabilities	69,370	73,434
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	7,514	7,420
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Total liabilities	76,884	80,854
Stockholders’/invested equity	57,864	64,830
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	134,748	145,684
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	47,460	46,340	64,635	53,216
Restricted cash	1,745	4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	192,694	224,572
Other receivables	47,459	36,644
Inventories	218,634	203,529
Deferred income taxes - current	4,533	4,926
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,978	17,351
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		20,237
Total current assets	530,503	558,286
Restricted cash	3,918	0
Fixed assets, net	120,234	137,720
Intangible assets, net	83,868	83,871
Goodwill	6,733	7,551
Other assets	27,393	33,574
Deferred income taxes long-term	14,352	16,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		5,394
Total assets	787,001	842,484
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	31,093	32,929
Accounts payable	116,794	100,775
Accrued liabilities	53,741	72,492
Current portion of long-term debt	1,661	1,832
Income taxes payable	1,814	1,404
Deferred income taxes - current	4,669	4,807
Intercompany balances	13,680	40,292
Current portion of assets held for sale		13,260
Total current liabilities	223,452	267,791
Long-term debt, net of current portion	239,912	269,156
Other long-term liabilities	18,808	20,943
Deferred income taxes long-term	16,111	11,597
Total liabilities	498,283	569,487
Stockholders’/invested equity	288,718	270,639
Non-controlling interest		2,358
Total liabilities and equity	787,001	842,484
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0	0
Other receivables	(29)	(280)
Inventories	(21,733)	(17,454)
Deferred income taxes - current	(21,554)	(21,554)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Intercompany balances	(256,475)	(258,808)
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	(299,791)	(298,096)
Restricted cash	0	0
Fixed assets, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Deferred income taxes long-term	(32,859)	(32,859)
Investment in subsidiaries	(730,049)	(724,460)
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	(1,062,699)	(1,055,415)
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	(29)	(280)
Deferred income taxes - current	(21,554)	(21,554)
Intercompany balances	(256,475)	(258,808)
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	(278,058)	(280,642)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Deferred income taxes long-term	(32,859)	(32,859)
Total liabilities	(310,917)	(313,501)
Stockholders’/invested equity	(751,782)	(741,914)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity	$ (1,062,699)	$ (1,055,415)