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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Dec. 05, 2022 item $ / shares shares | Apr. 30, 2023 shares | Jan. 31, 2023 shares | Apr. 30, 2023 D shares | Apr. 08, 2021 shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Vested, Shares |  | 84,669 | 261,059 |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  |  | 1,124,953 |  |
Percentage of Target Performance |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Time Based Awards |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  | 64,550 | 3,781,370 |  |
2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized |  |  |  |  | 12,333,333
Common stock, shares available for issuance |  | 3,517,296 |  | 3,517,296 |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of award components | item | 2 |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares | 2,249,890 |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Relative Total Shareholder Return Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Award Calibration Percentage |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Variance from Award Calibration Percentage |  |  |  | 0.50% |
Award Cap, Percent |  |  |  | 200.00% |
Award Additional Cap, Percent |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Threshold Consecutive Trading Days | D |  |  |  | 60 |
Capital Shares reserved for future issuance |  | 200.00% |  | 200.00% |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Performance Shares | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares | 1,124,953 |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ / shares | $ 5.50 |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Time Based Awards |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of warrants vesting |  |  | 33.33% | 33.33% |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Time Based Awards | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares | 1,124,937 |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Time Based Awards | Salaried Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  |  |  | 2,720,983 |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 [Member] | Performance and Time Based Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation period | 3 years |  |  |  |
Maximum | 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares reserved for issuance |  | 2,036,257 |  | 2,036,257 |

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