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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	14 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2022	Jul. 12, 2022	May 01, 2022	Jun. 11, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, unrestricted					$ 456,479	$ 456,479				$ 456,479		$ 456,479	$ 432,213
Common Stock
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Stock issued during period shares new issues						7,814,115	19,896,904	43,978,999	25,000,000
Common Stock \| 2022 Open Market Sale Agreement \| Jefferies LLC, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Canacord Genuity LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Average sale price per share					$ 3.63
Stock issued during period shares new issues	10,700,000				18,500,000					7,800,000
Payments of commissions	$ 800									$ 700
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock	39,200									27,900
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 38,400									$ 27,200
Common Stock \| 2022 Open Market Sale Agreement \| Jefferies LLC, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Canacord Genuity LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC \| Maximum
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares to be offered		95,000,000.0
Stock issued during period shares new issues		95,000,000.0
Common Stock \| 2021 Open Market Sale Agreement \| Agents
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price				$ 500,000
Average sale price per share												$ 7.79
Stock issued during period shares new issues		0	0								64,000,000.0	64,000,000.0
Payments of commissions											$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock											498,100	498,100
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock											$ 488,100	$ 488,100
Common Stock \| 2021 Open Market Sale Agreement \| Agents \| Maximum
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price				$ 500,000