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Quarterly Information (Unaudited) - Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 15, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  | $ 11,041,000 | $ 22,712,000 | $ 9,216,000 | $ 17,783,000 | $ 17,884,000 | $ 12,110,000 | $ 20,830,000 | $ 38,613,000 | $ 60,752,000 | $ 89,437,000 | $ 95,666,000
Gross (loss) profit |  |  |  | (23,389,000) | 7,965,000 | (3,640,000) | (2,205,000) | 1,143,000 | (2,056,000) | (629,000) | 4,635,000 | (21,269,000) | 3,093,000 |
Loss on operations |  |  |  | (32,992,000) | (1,070,000) | (17,623,000) | (15,244,000) | (11,870,000) | (14,474,000) | (12,735,000) | (5,553,000) | (66,929,000) | (44,632,000) | (44,935,000)
Net loss |  |  |  | (35,179,000) | (5,311,000) | (19,530,000) | (17,548,000) | (14,096,000) | (15,881,000) | (13,174,000) | (4,183,000) | (77,568,000) | (47,334,000) | (53,903,000)
Series B Preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,231,000) | (3,200,000) | (3,200,000)
Net loss to common stockholders |  |  |  | $ (36,003,000) | $ (8,328,000) | $ (22,876,000) | $ (33,038,000) | $ (17,929,000) | $ (17,620,000) | $ (18,173,000) | $ (8,446,000) | $ (100,245,000) | $ (62,168,000) | (57,103,000)
Net loss to common stockholders per basic and diluted common share | [1] |  |  | $ (0.23) | $ (0.18) | $ (2.06) | $ (3.97) | $ (2.31) | $ (2.45) | $ (2.74) | $ (1.41) | $ (1.82) | $ (9.01) |
Series A Warrant [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A warrant exchange |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,169,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,169,000) |  |
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred stock dividends |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (821,000) | $ (810,000) | (800,000) | $ (800,000) | $ (800,000) | $ (800,000) | $ (800,000) | $ (800,000) | (3,231,000) | $ (3,200,000) | (3,200,000)
Series C Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series C preferred stock deemed contributions (dividends) |  |  |  |  | 884,000 | 1,599,000 | (9,005,000) | (958,000) | $ (939,000) | $ (4,199,000) | $ (3,463,000) | (6,522,000) | (9,559,000) |
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series D Preferred stock deemed dividends and redemption accretion |  |  |  | $ (3,000) | $ (3,091,000) | $ (976,000) | $ (5,685,000) | $ (2,075,000) |  |  |  | $ (9,755,000) | $ (2,075,000) | $ 0
[1] | The full year net loss to common stockholders basic and diluted share may not equal the sum of the quarters due to weighting of outstanding shares

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