Estimated total cost of investment.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Detail) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Detail) - USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total purchase obligation		$ 18,500,000
Purchase obligation, 2021		3,500,000
Capital expenditures		165,998,000	$ 210,878,000
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement	$ 12,701
MISSISSIPPI
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Estimated cost of investment		14,200,000
Purchase obligation, 2020		15,000,000.0
Capital expenditures		$ 5,500,000