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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares |  | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Nov. 24, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2021 | Apr. 08, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Apr. 08, 2020 | Apr. 07, 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Description |  | Should the Company’s share price achieve the 200% performance level, awardees will receive up to 551,252 additional RSUs. |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date | Oct. 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized |  | 500,000,000 |  | 337,500,000 | 500,000,000 | 337,500,000
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  | 551,252 |  |  |  |
Performance shares expensed period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Time Based Awards [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  | 296,826 |  |  |  |
TSR Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  | 275,626 |  |  |  |
Performance awards valued per share |  | $ 14.41 |  |  |  |
Absolute Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  | 275,626 |  |  |  |
Performance awards valued per share |  | $ 15.36 |  |  |  |
2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Description | The LTI Plan consists of three award components: (1) relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance units, (2) absolute TSR performance units, and (3) time-vesting restricted stock units. |  |  |  |  |
LTI Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares | 848,078 |  |  |  |  |
Second Amended and Restated Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized |  |  | 12,333,333 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | LTI Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares issued upon performance |  | 551,252 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Second Amended and Restated Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares authorized |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |

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