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	Feb. 28, 2017	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2007	Oct. 31, 2015	Aug. 14, 2014	May 31, 2007
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Payment to acquire equity method investment		$ 2,800	$ 4,000	$ 3,500
Net income from equity method investment prior to basis amortization		1,386	4,368
Goodwill		1,535	1,839	1,431
Amortization of intangible assets		999	689	84
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2021		1,040
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2022		989
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2023		989
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2024		981
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2025		976
Thereafter		2,763
Amortization of capitalized interest and certain other costs		$ 1,060	1,498
Limco Del Mar, Ltd.
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Ownership interest		50.00%
Expense reimbursements received		$ 210	159	163
Limco Del Mar, Ltd. \| General Partner
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest		1.30%
Limco Del Mar, Ltd. \| Limited Partner
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest		26.80%
Limco Del Mar, Ltd. \| Limco Del Mar, Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchases from related parties		$ 1,037	1,674	2,361
Amounts due to related parties		$ 334	554
Romney Property Partnership
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Ownership interest								75.00%
Payment to acquire equity method investment					$ 489
Romney Property Partnership \| Individual Partner in the Romney Property Partnership
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Percentage of net profits, losses and cash flows received		25.00%
Rosales
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Ownership interest		47.00%				35.00%
Difference between carrying amount and underlying equity	$ 925						$ 1,683
Goodwill	143						$ 343
Intangible assets acquired	$ 2,122
Amortization of intangible assets		$ 180	298	$ 337
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2021		179
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2022		118
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2023		87
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2024		76
Expected future amortization of intangible assets in 2025		32
Thereafter		43
Rosales \| PDA
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Ownership interest				12.00%
Rosales \| Rosales
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Amounts due from (to) related parties		(954)	156
Rosales \| Rosales \| Lemons and Oranges
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Rosales \| Rosales \| Lemons
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Revenue from related parties		3,975	$ 3,741	$ 3,849
LLCB
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Difference between carrying amount and underlying equity		10,234
Historical investment in the project		$ 46,908