Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Condensed Consolidation Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,078	$ 46,664	$ 67,134	$ 67,134	$ 57,280
Restricted cash	4,449	4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	251,947us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	311,014us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other receivables	42,800us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent	40,847us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
Income taxes receivable	494us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable
Inventories	291,248us-gaap_InventoryNet	284,517us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes - current	4,838us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	4,926us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,425	28,080
Intercompany balances	0zqk_IntercompanyAssets	0zqk_IntercompanyAssets
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	20,265
Total current assets	674,279us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	741,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Restricted cash	2,868	16,514
Fixed assets, net	189,673us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	213,768us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Intangible assets, net	138,038	135,510
Goodwill	80,102us-gaap_Goodwill	80,622us-gaap_Goodwill			261,625us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets	39,450us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	47,086us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes long-term	14,182us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	16,088us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Investment in subsidiaries	0zqk_InvestmentInSubsidiaries	0zqk_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
Assets held for sale, net of current portion	0	5,394
Total assets	1,138,592us-gaap_Assets	1,255,982us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	33,037us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent	32,929us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Accounts payable	149,968us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	168,307us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	105,446us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	112,701us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	2,248	2,432
Income taxes payable	0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1,124us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred income taxes	19,167us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	19,628us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Intercompany balances	0zqk_IntercompanyObligationsDue	0zqk_IntercompanyObligationsDue
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	13,266
Total current liabilities	309,866us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	350,387us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt, net of current portion	785,482	793,229
Other long-term liabilities	35,747us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	39,342us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes long-term	22,130	16,790
Total liabilities	1,153,225us-gaap_Liabilities	1,199,748us-gaap_Liabilities
Stockholders’/invested equity	(14,633)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	53,876us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2,358us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	1,138,592	1,255,982
Quiksilver, Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	157	158		125	35
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0	0
Other receivables	10	10
Income taxes receivable	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes - current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,639	1,579
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	1,806	1,747
Restricted cash	0	0
Fixed assets, net	19,192	20,381
Intangible assets, net	9,636	6,674
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	6,253	7,097
Deferred income taxes long-term	30,807	30,807
Investment in subsidiaries	706,629	722,935
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	774,323	789,641
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	3,092	4,582
Accrued liabilities	19,014	17,887
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	31,450	31,450
Intercompany balances	231,536	179,251
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	285,092	233,170
Long-term debt, net of current portion	501,699	501,416
Other long-term liabilities	2,165	1,179
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Total liabilities	788,956	735,765
Stockholders’/invested equity	(14,633)	53,876
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	774,323	789,641
QS Wholesale, Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	11,555	2,867		(10)	3,733
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	51,993	51,663
Other receivables	1,989	3,402
Income taxes receivable	0
Inventories	32,866	25,681
Deferred income taxes - current	21,554	21,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,340	6,209
Intercompany balances	264,452	258,808
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	392,749	370,184
Restricted cash	0	16,514
Fixed assets, net	31,249	34,408
Intangible assets, net	43,495	43,815
Goodwill	61,983	61,982
Other assets	4,531	5,160
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	1,430	1,525
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	535,437	533,588
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	42,219	40,942
Accrued liabilities	13,637	15,092
Current portion of long-term debt	600	600
Income taxes payable	443	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	56,899	56,634
Long-term debt, net of current portion	46,103	22,657
Other long-term liabilities	6,044	9,800
Deferred income taxes long-term	38,052	38,052
Total liabilities	147,098	127,143
Stockholders’/invested equity	388,339	406,445
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	535,437	533,588
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	(2,701)		113	296
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	19,581	34,779
Other receivables	1,084	1,071
Income taxes receivable	0
Inventories	74,357	72,761
Deferred income taxes - current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,402	2,941
Intercompany balances	0	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		28
Total current assets	98,424	108,879
Restricted cash	0	0
Fixed assets, net	21,277	21,259
Intangible assets, net	1,071	1,150
Goodwill	11,089	11,089
Other assets	662	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	134,575	145,684
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	22,149	22,008
Accrued liabilities	9,387	7,230
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	1	0
Deferred income taxes	4,925	4,925
Intercompany balances	33,048	39,265
Current portion of assets held for sale		6
Total current liabilities	69,510	73,434
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	8,719	7,420
Deferred income taxes long-term	0	0
Total liabilities	78,229	80,854
Stockholders’/invested equity	56,346	64,830
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	134,575	145,684
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	39,758	46,340		66,906	53,216
Restricted cash	4,449	4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	180,373	224,572
Other receivables	39,717	36,644
Income taxes receivable	938
Inventories	204,346	203,529
Deferred income taxes - current	4,838	4,926
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,044	17,351
Intercompany balances	132	0
Current portion of assets held for sale		20,237
Total current assets	491,595	558,286
Restricted cash	2,868	0
Fixed assets, net	117,955	137,720
Intangible assets, net	83,836	83,871
Goodwill	7,030	7,551
Other assets	28,004	33,574
Deferred income taxes long-term	14,182	16,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		5,394
Total assets	745,470	842,484
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	33,037	32,929
Accounts payable	82,508	100,775
Accrued liabilities	66,800	72,492
Current portion of long-term debt	1,648	1,832
Income taxes payable	0	1,404
Deferred income taxes	4,346	4,807
Intercompany balances	0	40,292
Current portion of assets held for sale		13,260
Total current liabilities	188,339	267,791
Long-term debt, net of current portion	237,680	269,156
Other long-term liabilities	18,819	20,943
Deferred income taxes long-term	16,937	11,597
Total liabilities	461,775	569,487
Stockholders’/invested equity	283,695	270,639
Non-controlling interest		2,358
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	745,470	842,484
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(3,392)	0		0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0	0
Other receivables	0	(280)
Income taxes receivable	(444)
Inventories	(20,321)	(17,454)
Deferred income taxes - current	(21,554)	(21,554)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Intercompany balances	(264,584)	(258,808)
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current assets	(310,295)	(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	(708,059)	(724,460)
Assets held for sale, net of current portion		0
Total assets	(1,051,213)	(1,055,415)
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	(3,392)	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Income taxes payable	(444)	(280)
Deferred income taxes	(21,554)	(21,554)
Intercompany balances	(264,584)	(258,808)
Current portion of assets held for sale		0
Total current liabilities	(289,974)	(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	(322,833)	(313,501)
Stockholders’/invested equity	(728,380)	(741,914)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	$ (1,051,213)	$ (1,055,415)