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The amount as of the balance sheet date of employee's profit sharing liability as determined by the tax authorities.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities.

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Estimated amount of loss resulting from an adverse tax position.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019 MXN ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 MXN ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease			$ 10.7	$ 6.4	$ 6.0
Indemnification Agreement
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities			0.0
Mexican Tax Authority [Member] \| Tax Assessment 2011 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment	$ 2,200		114.4
Mexican Tax Authority [Member] \| Tax Assessment 2013 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment		$ 2,600	135.1
Employee's Profit Sharing Liability		$ 118	6.1
Limoneira [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total rent expense under operating lease			$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3