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Loss Per Share - Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from the Diluted Loss Per Share Calculation (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2005	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per share calculation		3,631,422	3,676,091
Series B Preferred Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Series C Warrants
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per share calculation			950,102
Outstanding Options To Purchase Common Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per share calculation		20,231	22,388
Unvested Restricted Stock Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per share calculation		3,573,354	2,665,764
Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per share calculation		37,837	37,837