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Segment Disclosure - Additional information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018 Segment Customer | Jan. 31, 2017 Segment Customer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Number of reportable operating segment | Segment | 1 | 1
Customer concentration risk | Sales revenue |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Number of major customers | Customer | 1 | 1

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- Definition Number of major customers. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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