Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

The following accounting pronouncements did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements:

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In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases” (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842). ASC 842 is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The Company adopted the new standard on November 1, 2019, following the optional transition method provided by ASU No. 2018-11. Accordingly, prior period comparative information was not recast to reflect the impact of the new guidance and therefore continues to be reported under the accounting guidance in effect during those periods (ASC 840). The most significant impact of the Company’s adoption of ASC 842 is the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases. The adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.

ASC 842 provides a number of optional transition related practical expedients. The Company elected to adopt the standard using the package of practical expedients, which allowed the Company not to reassess prior conclusions about the identification of leases, the classification of leases, and the treatment of initial direct costs. ASC 842 also provides a number of optional practical expedients for an entity’s ongoing lessee accounting. In connection with our evaluation of these practical expedients, the Company has elected not to separate payments for lease components from payments for non-lease components for all classes of leases. Additionally, the Company has elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify, which means ROU assets and lease liabilities will not be recognized for leases with an initial term of twelve months or less.