Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 36,461				$ 46,664				$ 57,280	$ 41,823
Restricted cash	2,521				4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	213,493	$ 218,962	$ 251,947	$ 258,952	311,014	$ 308,113	$ 343,767	$ 331,141
Other receivables	25,189				40,847
Income taxes receivable	6,042				0
Inventories	295,062	$ 338,432	$ 291,248	$ 306,119	284,517	$ 337,164	$ 309,585	$ 365,075
Deferred income taxes - current	0				4,926
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,338				28,080
Intercompany balances	0				0
Current portion of assets held for sale	0				20,265
Total current assets	608,106				741,000
Restricted cash	650				16,514
Fixed assets, net	160,379				213,768
Intangible assets, net	114,363				135,510
Goodwill	0				80,622				261,625	257,050
Other assets	29,014				47,086
Deferred income taxes - long-term	10,011				16,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0				0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion	0				5,394
Total assets	922,523				1,255,982				1,617,012
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	25,143				32,929
Debtor-in-possession financing	87,734				0
Accounts payable	143,517				168,307
Accrued liabilities	90,111				112,701
Current portion of long-term debt	220,518				2,432
Income taxes payable	5,237				1,124
Deferred income taxes - current	0				19,628
Intercompany balances	0				0
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale	0				13,266
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	572,260				350,387
Long-term debt, net of current portion	903				793,229
Income taxes payable - long-term	9,438				8,683
Deferred income taxes - long-term	33,585				16,790
Other long-term liabilities	20,344				30,659
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	636,530				1,199,748
Liabilities subject to compromise	575,660				0
Total liabilities	1,212,190				1,199,748
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	(289,667)				53,876
Non-controlling interest	0				2,358
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	922,523				1,255,982
Quiksilver, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,082				158				35	324
Restricted cash	125				0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0				0
Other receivables	0				10
Income taxes receivable	0
Inventories	0				0
Deferred income taxes - current					0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0				1,579
Intercompany balances	0				0
Current portion of assets held for sale					0
Total current assets	4,207				1,747
Restricted cash	0				0
Fixed assets, net	18,030				20,381
Intangible assets, net	9,609				6,674
Goodwill					0
Other assets	31				7,097
Deferred income taxes - long-term	0				30,807
Investment in subsidiaries	482,444				722,935
Assets held for sale, net of current portion					0
Total assets	514,321				789,641
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0				0
Debtor-in-possession financing	0
Accounts payable	397				4,582
Accrued liabilities	612				17,887
Current portion of long-term debt	0				0
Income taxes payable	0				0
Deferred income taxes - current					31,450
Intercompany balances	282,489				179,251
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale					0
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	283,498				233,170
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0				501,416
Income taxes payable - long-term	0				0
Deferred income taxes - long-term	708				0
Other long-term liabilities	0				1,179
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	284,206
Liabilities subject to compromise	519,782
Total liabilities	803,988				735,765
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	(289,667)				53,876
Non-controlling interest					0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	514,321				789,641
QS Wholesale, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,447				2,867				3,733	1,966
Restricted cash	0				0
Trade accounts receivable, net	42,022				51,663
Other receivables	5,727				3,402
Income taxes receivable	144
Inventories	35,764				25,681
Deferred income taxes - current					21,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,728				6,209
Intercompany balances	307,874				258,808
Current portion of assets held for sale					0
Total current assets	398,706				370,184
Restricted cash	0				16,514
Fixed assets, net	26,531				34,408
Intangible assets, net	43,179				43,815
Goodwill					61,982
Other assets	1,527				5,160
Deferred income taxes - long-term	0				0
Investment in subsidiaries	9,150				1,525
Assets held for sale, net of current portion					0
Total assets	479,093				533,588
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0				0
Debtor-in-possession financing	70,641
Accounts payable	24,690				40,942
Accrued liabilities	18,801				15,092
Current portion of long-term debt	0				600
Income taxes payable	0				0
Deferred income taxes - current					0
Intercompany balances	0				0
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale					0
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	114,132				56,634
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0				22,657
Income taxes payable - long-term	0				0
Deferred income taxes - long-term	15,608				38,052
Other long-term liabilities	5,226				9,800
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	134,966
Liabilities subject to compromise	31,323
Total liabilities	166,289				127,143
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	312,804				406,445
Non-controlling interest					0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	479,093				533,588
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0				(2,701)				296	(1,831)
Restricted cash	0				0
Trade accounts receivable, net	25,982				34,779
Other receivables	746				1,071
Income taxes receivable	0
Inventories	75,667				72,761
Deferred income taxes - current					0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,058				2,941
Intercompany balances	0				0
Current portion of assets held for sale					28
Total current assets	107,453				108,879
Restricted cash	0				0
Fixed assets, net	12,012				21,259
Intangible assets, net	1,018				1,150
Goodwill					11,089
Other assets	415				1,255
Deferred income taxes - long-term	0				2,052
Investment in subsidiaries	0				0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion					0
Total assets	120,898				145,684
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0				0
Debtor-in-possession financing	0
Accounts payable	9,125				22,008
Accrued liabilities	6,944				7,230
Current portion of long-term debt	0				0
Income taxes payable	352				0
Deferred income taxes - current					4,925
Intercompany balances	55,489				39,265
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale					6
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	71,910				73,434
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0				0
Income taxes payable - long-term	0				0
Deferred income taxes - long-term	2,343				0
Other long-term liabilities	6,741				7,420
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	80,994
Liabilities subject to compromise	24,555
Total liabilities	105,549				80,854
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	15,349				64,830
Non-controlling interest					0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	120,898				145,684
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	32,945				46,340				53,216	41,364
Restricted cash	2,396				4,687
Trade accounts receivable, net	145,489				224,572
Other receivables	18,716				36,644
Income taxes receivable	6,042
Inventories	200,960				203,529
Deferred income taxes - current					4,926
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	18,552				17,351
Intercompany balances	30,104				0
Current portion of assets held for sale					20,237
Total current assets	455,204				558,286
Restricted cash	650				0
Fixed assets, net	103,806				137,720
Intangible assets, net	60,557				83,871
Goodwill					7,551
Other assets	27,041				33,574
Deferred income taxes - long-term	10,011				16,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0				0
Assets held for sale, net of current portion					5,394
Total assets	657,269				842,484
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	25,143				32,929
Debtor-in-possession financing	17,093
Accounts payable	109,305				100,775
Accrued liabilities	65,767				72,492
Current portion of long-term debt	220,518				1,832
Income taxes payable	5,029				1,404
Deferred income taxes - current					4,807
Intercompany balances	0				40,292
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale					13,260
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	442,855				267,791
Long-term debt, net of current portion	903				269,156
Income taxes payable - long-term	9,438				8,683
Deferred income taxes - long-term	14,926				11,597
Other long-term liabilities	8,377				12,260
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	476,499
Liabilities subject to compromise	0
Total liabilities	476,499				569,487
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	180,770				270,639
Non-controlling interest					2,358
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	657,269				842,484
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(2,013)				0				$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	0				0
Trade accounts receivable, net	0				0
Other receivables	0				(280)
Income taxes receivable	(144)
Inventories	(17,329)				(17,454)
Deferred income taxes - current					(21,554)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0				0
Intercompany balances	(337,978)				(258,808)
Current portion of assets held for sale					0
Total current assets	(357,464)				(298,096)
Restricted cash	0				0
Fixed assets, net	0				0
Intangible assets, net	0				0
Goodwill					0
Other assets	0				0
Deferred income taxes - long-term	0				(32,859)
Investment in subsidiaries	(491,594)				(724,460)
Assets held for sale, net of current portion					0
Total assets	(849,058)				(1,055,415)
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	0				0
Debtor-in-possession financing	0
Accounts payable	0				0
Accrued liabilities	(2,013)				0
Current portion of long-term debt	0				0
Income taxes payable	(144)				(280)
Deferred income taxes - current					(21,554)
Intercompany balances	(337,978)				(258,808)
Current portion of liabilities associated with assets held for sale					0
Total current liabilities not subject to compromise	(340,135)				(280,642)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0				0
Income taxes payable - long-term	0				0
Deferred income taxes - long-term	0				(32,859)
Other long-term liabilities	0				0
Total liabilities not subject to compromise	(340,135)
Liabilities subject to compromise	0
Total liabilities	(340,135)				(313,501)
Stockholders’/invested equity (deficit)	(508,923)				(741,914)
Non-controlling interest					0
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	$ (849,058)				$ (1,055,415)