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Note 15 - Share-based Compensation Plans (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($) Item shares | Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 31, 2020
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares) | 300,000 |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value | $ | $ 0.2 | $ 1.4 | $ 0.2 |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 9.5 | $ 6.29 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Years of Service (Year) | 15 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | $ | $ 11.7 |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year) | 2 years 6 months |  |  |
Nonemployee Director [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Directors | Item | 6 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Post-vesting Holding Period (Year) | 2 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments | 4 |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year) | 10 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments | 3 |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 2 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 1 year |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 3 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 2 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 4 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 3 years |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 5 years |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Officers and Associates [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments | 4 |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] | Officers and Associates [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 1 year |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] | Officers and Associates [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 2 years |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] | Officers and Associates [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 3 years |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four [Member] | Officers and Associates [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 4 years |  |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] | Participants With Service Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Age (Year) | 58 years |  |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] | Participants Without Service Requirement [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Post-vesting Holding Period (Year) | 60 years |  |  |
Time-based Share Units [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Deferred (in shares) | 9,043 |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares) | 59,439 |  |  |
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments |  |  |  | 4
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Deferred (in shares) | 288,560 |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate | 63.51% | 64.61% | 66.66% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate | 3.92% | 4.62% | 4.54% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares) | 45,553 |  |  |
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  | 2 years
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  | 3 years
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  | 4 years
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  | 5 years
Performance-based Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Cliff Vesting [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
LTIP Shares [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate | 60.51% | 66.65% | 75.29% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate | 4.14% | 4.32% | 4.19% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares) | 47,936 |  |  |
LTIP Shares [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 3 years |  |  |
LTIP Shares [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 4 years |  |  |
LTIP Shares [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) | 5 years |  |  |
RSUs and Performance Units [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Fair Value | $ | $ 12.5 | $ 14.8 | $ 10.4 |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Grant Date Fair Value | $ | $ 15.4 | 21.2 | 25.2 |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares) | 48,171 |  |  |
Non Options [Member] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense | $ | $ 16.7 | 25.3 | 14.2 |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense, after Tax | $ | $ 12.3 | $ 19.3 | $ 11.4 |

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