Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in affiliates and joint ventures	50.00%		50.00%
Stock Options [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Options for common shares excluded from computation of diluted earning per share	0	0	0	0

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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Period Type:	duration