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It pertains to number of shares granted to each Director under the Plan.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions								3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 16, 2022	Apr. 01, 2022	Feb. 01, 2022	Jan. 20, 2022	Jan. 03, 2022	Dec. 13, 2021	Apr. 21, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)										64,000
Forfeited, Number of Shares										9,000
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)										$ 41.88
Stock-based compensation expense								$ 0.4	$ 0.6	$ 1.8	$ 2.8
Unrecognized stock based compensation expenses								1.7		1.7
Restricted stock \| Officer
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)						5,355
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)						$ 40.53
Vesting period						2 years
Stock-based compensation expense								0.1		0.1
Restricted stock \| Directors
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)					28,140
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)					$ 42.64
Stock-based compensation expense								0.3		0.7
Number of shares granted per Director					2,814
Restricted stock \| Brian Kocher (CEO)
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)			28,993
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)			$ 41.39
Vesting period			3 years
Stock-based compensation expense								$ 0.1		0.2
Unrestricted Stock \| Directors
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)				1,500
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)				$ 41.73
Stock-based compensation expense										0.1
RSU and PRSU
Share-based Compensation
Vesting period								3 years
Stock-based compensation expense								$ 0.3		0.3
Fair value, non option										2.5
Unrecognized stock based compensation expenses								$ 2.2		$ 2.2
Unrecognized compensation cost period										2 years 3 months 18 days
RSU and PRSU \| Key Employees
Share-based Compensation
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)		$ 37.49
RSU and PRSU \| Former CFO
Share-based Compensation
Forfeited, Number of Shares		4,014
RSU
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)										13,000
Forfeited, Number of Shares										4,000
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)										$ 39.89
RSU \| Key Employees
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)		34,269
Vesting period		3 years
RSU \| Shawn Munsell (CFO)
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)								9,002
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)								$ 38.88
RSU \| Danny Demas
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)								3,533
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)								$ 42.46
RSU \| Helen Kurtz
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)	6,778
Stock closing price awarded (in dollars per share)	$ 44.26
Vesting period	3 years
PRSU \| Key Employees
Share-based Compensation
Shares granted (in shares)		34,269
Vesting period		3 years
Stock options \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation
Award expiration period										2 years
Vesting period										1 year
Stock options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation
Award expiration period										5 years
Vesting period										5 years
2020 Management Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)							1,500,000
Award expiration period							5 years