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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 22, 2023 shares | Dec. 05, 2022 item $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2023 shares | Apr. 30, 2023 shares | Jan. 31, 2023 shares | Jul. 31, 2023 D shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Vested, Shares |  |  | 22,732 | 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 |  |  | 400,197 | 64,550 | 3,781,370 |
Third Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized |  |  | 18,333,333 |  |  | 18,333,333
Common stock, shares available for issuance |  |  | 9,210,981 |  |  | 9,210,981
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of award components | item |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Time Based Awards |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of warrants vesting |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33%
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 | 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 | Time Based Awards | Salaried Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Granted, Shares |  |  |  |  |  | 3,121,180
Long Term Incentive Plan Fiscal 2023 | Performance and Time Based Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Maximum | Third Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares to be issued on exercise of stock options | 1,833,333 |  |  |  |  |
Additional number of shares authorized | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized | 18,333,333 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Third Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares reserved for issuance |  |  | 2,019,723 |  |  | 2,019,723
Maximum | Amended and Restated 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares that can be purchased by individual participant | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional number of shares authorized | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized | 541,667 |  |  |  |  |

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