Income Taxes Carryforwards (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	$ 201,227,000	$ 190,769,000
NOL Tax Benefit	33,975,000	31,361,000
Valuation Allowance	23,366,000	21,357,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance	4,745,000	4,666,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance	0	0
Netherlands Tax Authority Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	43,954,000	42,712,000
NOL Tax Benefit	10,988,000	10,678,000
Valuation Allowance	10,988,000	10,678,000
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Italy [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	22,520,000	17,996,000
NOL Tax Benefit	5,405,000	4,319,000
Valuation Allowance	5,405,000	4,319,000
Swedish Tax Authority [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	23,350,000	24,404,000
NOL Tax Benefit	5,081,000	5,165,000
Valuation Allowance	40,000	39,000
Chinese Tax Authority [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	6,261,000	4,442,000
NOL Tax Benefit	1,565,000	1,111,000
Valuation Allowance	1,565,000	1,111,000
Inland Revenue, Hong Kong [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	240,000	221,000
NOL Tax Benefit	40,000	36,000
Valuation Allowance	40,000	36,000
Mexican Tax Authority [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	1,942,000	1,693,000
NOL Tax Benefit	583,000	508,000
Valuation Allowance	583,000	508,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	26,513,000	23,228,000
NOL Tax Benefit	5,568,000	4,878,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] \| State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL Carryforward	76,447,000	76,073,000
NOL Tax Benefit	$ 4,745,000	$ 4,666,000

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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