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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Basis of Presentation (Details) - MTD	Jan. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Option to purchase additional ownership in equity method investment, as a percent	80.00%

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Equity Method Investment, Option To Purchase

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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571

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