| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 162 - Disclosure - Debt (Principal Payments Required On Debt Outstanding) (Detail) (http://www.aepinc.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureDebtPrincipalPaymentsRequiredOnDebtOutstanding) |
| Table | Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000785787 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Legal Entity [Axis] | Entity [Domain] |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012-10-31 | 2011-10-31 | |||
| Long Term Debt Principal Repayment [Axis] | Long Term Debt Principal Repayment [Axis] | |||
| Debt [Member] | Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Long Term Debt Principal Repayment [Domain] | Long Term Debt Principal Repayment [Domain] | |
2013 | 270,000 | 2,334,000 | 2,604,000 | |
2014 | 212,000 | 2,432,000 | 2,644,000 | |
2015 | 214,000 | 1,536,000 | 1,750,000 | |
2016 | 222,000 | 871,000 | 1,093,000 | |
2017 | 3,032,000 | 903,000 | 3,935,000 | |
Thereafter | 203,399,000 | 1,907,000 | 205,306,000 | |
Total | 207,349,000 | 9,983,000 | 217,332,000 | 238,515,000 |