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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                
Net gain (loss) on sale     $ 6,580,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax $ 30,833,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax        
Income tax expense 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation 6,356,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation 53,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation 16,833,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation        
Mervin                
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                
Proceeds from sale of business         58,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Hawk                
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                
Proceeds from sale of business           19,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Net gain (loss) on sale   31,000,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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Surfdome                
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                
Proceeds from sale of business             16,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Net gain (loss) on sale               7,000,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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Mervin And Hawk                
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                
Income tax expense       $ 18,000,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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