Earnings Per Share Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	1,020	625
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ (3,680)	$ (4,698)
Basic weighted average number of common shares	23,653	23,385
Restricted stock units and stock options (1)	0	0
Diluted weighted average number of common shares	23,653	23,385
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.16)	$ (0.20)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.16)	$ (0.20)