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Project Assets - Additional Information (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) ProjectAsset | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) ProjectAsset | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Project Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Long-term project assets construction in progress | $ 40,900,000 |  |  |
Long-term project assets | $ 73,001,000 | $ 47,111,000 |  |
Number of project assets | ProjectAsset | 4 | 1 |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, net book value | $ 30,200,000 | $ 6,200,000 |  |
Depreciation expense | 4,100,000 | $ 700,000 | $ 0 |
Fair value of acquired long-term project assets | $ 1,900,000 |  |  | $ 2,300,000

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