Commitments and Contingencies (Details)										3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2020	Jan. 27, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 10, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2019 USD ($) contract	Nov. 12, 2019 USD ($)	May 11, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) contract	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 12, 2017 appeal	Apr. 18, 2013 policy
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration date										Sep. 30, 2020
Annual base rent										$ 268,000
Percentage of annual increase of base rent										3.00%
Operating lease liability										$ 133,000
Operating lease assets										125,000
Operating lease expense										110,000
Rent expense under operating lease											$ 114,000
Sublease annual base rent						$ 89,000	$ 78,000
Sublease income										40,000
Sublease rental income											$ 37,000
Investment in life settlements fair value													$ 1,297,000
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements				$ 12,700,000
Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Life insurance, policies issued | policy															28
Compensatory damages sought in addition to an award of punitive damages									$ 30,000,000
Loss contingency, number of appeals | appeal														2
V.P. Chief Investment Officer
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary								$ 275,000
Severance period								6 months
Employee agreement term								1 year
Employee agreement extension period								1 year
Period to give written notice to terminate employment								60 days
V.P. Chief Investment Officer | Mr. Simony Retention Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary					$ 1,000,000.0
Period covered by COBRA health insurance under employment agreement					12 months
Retention percentage payable upon employee entering into agreement	66.00%				66.00%
Retention percentage payable upon consummation of restructuring	33.00%				33.00%
Period after consummation of restructuring					3 days
Period after the amendment date	7 days
V.P. Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary								$ 250,000
Severance period								6 months
Employee agreement term								1 year
Employee agreement extension period								1 year
Period to give written notice to terminate employment								60 days
V.P. Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | Mr. Werblowsky Retention Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary					$ 500,000
Period covered by COBRA health insurance under employment agreement					12 months
Retention percentage payable upon employee entering into agreement					66.00%
Retention percentage payable upon consummation of restructuring					33.00%
Period after consummation of restructuring					3 days
Cheif Financial Officer
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary										$ 352,229
Severance period										12 months
Change in control period										2 years
Base salary multiplier										200.00%
Cheif Financial Officer | Ms. Martinez Retention Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance annual salary			$ 700,000
Period covered by COBRA health insurance under employment agreement			18 months
Retention percentage payable upon employee entering into agreement			66.00%
Retention percentage payable upon consummation of restructuring			33.00%
Period after consummation of restructuring			3 days
Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Period after consummation of restructuring		30 days
Period after approval of restructuring		45 days
White Eagle
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Life insurance, number of policies | contract										524
Number of life insurance policies canceled | contract				2
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements				$ 2,000,000
Sun Life
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of life insurance policies canceled | contract				31
Investment in life settlements fair value				$ 163,500,000
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements				$ 36,100,000
Sun Life | Emergent Capital, Inc.
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of life insurance policies canceled | contract				2
Investment in life settlements fair value				$ 12,000,000
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements				12,700,000
Sun Life | Wilmington Trust
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for maturity of life insurance policies				$ 10,000,000
Sun Life | White Eagle
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Life insurance, number of policies | contract				28
Investment in life settlements fair value				$ 141,500,000
Number of life insurance policies in receivable for maturity | contract				1
Receivable for maturity of life insurance policies				$ 10,000,000
Payments for maturity of life insurance policies				$ 13,400,000
Payable after the grant | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus payable in cash		$ 400,000
Payable upon consummation of Restructuring | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus payable in cash		300,000
Payable if the Company effects the Restructuring | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus payable in cash		300,000
Payable under the approved Restructuring budget (at least) | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus payable in cash		$ 600,000
Restricted Stock | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus stock awards reserved for issuance (in shares) | shares		1,000,000
Restricted Stock | First anniversary of the grant date | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus awards vesting percentage		33.33%
Restricted Stock | Second anniversary of the grant date | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus awards vesting percentage		33.33%
Restricted Stock | Third anniversary of the grant date | Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Simony Bonus
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bonus awards vesting percentage		33.33%
ASU 2016-02
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease liability												$ 203,000
Operating lease assets												$ 179,000