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INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Jul. 31, 2014
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Jul. 31, 2013
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Jul. 31, 2014
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Jul. 31, 2013
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Oct. 31, 2013
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Oct. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2009
Volga [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2013
Volga [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2011
Volga [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2013
ZQX [Member]
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Jan. 13, 2013
ZQX [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2009
ZQX [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2013
Investment In Videocon [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2007
Investment In Videocon [Member]
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| INVESTMENTS (Details) [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Certificates of Deposit, at Carrying Value | $ 2,550,000 | $ 2,550,000 | $ 0 | $ 500,000 | ||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | 12,003,000 | 16,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 5,382,000 | |||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss | 1,185,000 | |||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 4,197,000 | |||||||||||||
| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 19.90% | 19.50% | ||||||||||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services (in Shares) | 0 | 7,100,818 | 150,000 | |||||||||||
| Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost | 128,000 | |||||||||||||
| Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment | 127,500 | 128,000 | ||||||||||||
| Research and Development Expense | 2,211,506 | 326,000 | ||||||||||||
| Additional Paid in Capital | 144,444,136 | 144,444,136 | 134,750,048 | 127,693,160 | 48,000 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments | $ 24,000 | |||||||||||||