Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Income tax rate reconciliation:      
Provision at statutory rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State taxes 6.04% (6.87%) (1.13%)
Foreign taxes 28.98% (70.25%) (12.70%)
Research and development credit (25.55%) 32.07% 17.39%
Non-deductible loss on debt extinguishment 0.00% 0.00% (11.21%)
Non-deductible compensation and other 30.16% (29.59%) (8.78%)
Valuation allowance (23.73%) (12.71%) (25.10%)
Effective income tax rate 50.90% (52.35%) (6.53%)