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Project assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Project assets [Abstract]
Project Assets without a sale-leaseback	$ 13,700
Long-term project assets	50,530	$ 47,111
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value	$ 34,500

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Long-term project assets

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Project Assets without a sale-leaseback

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Project assets [Abstract]

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The net book value of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and lease back to the seller.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 52
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51843-112757

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 50
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51831-112757

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 51
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51840-112757

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