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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service agreement revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,300 | $ 21,700 | $ 24,000
Revenues | $ 51,451 | $ 41,356 | $ 28,600 | $ 41,670 | $ 54,409 | $ 43,176 | $ 38,274 | $ 44,434 | 163,077 | 180,293 | 187,658
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,109 | 52,765 | 80,199
south korea [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,953 | 124,669 | 101,928
UNITED KINGDOM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 | 119 | 2,036
GERMANY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 764 | 869 | 1,503
CANADA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 820 | 1,912
SPAIN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 109 | $ 1,051 | $ 80

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