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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2021
Minimum |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |
Payment term | 7 days
Maximum |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |
Payment term | 45 days

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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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