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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 08, 2020 Business	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of shuttle bus business sold \| Business	2
Primary Equity Holder [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses charged by primary equity holder			$ 0.0	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.6
Management [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Rent expense			$ 0.1	$ 0.5	$ 0.6	$ 1.0
American Industrial Partners [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Equity interest held by operating partnership, voting equity		53.30%