RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)					3 Months Ended
	May 01, 2023 director shares	Apr. 30, 2023 corporateEntity	Mar. 09, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 06, 2023 shares	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 12,327,000			$ 12,461,000
Interest expense					$ 247,000	$ 826,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares					0			0
Preferred dividends					$ 536,000	537,000
Ownership percentage, prior approval of equity securities, threshold percentage								49.60%
Series E Contingently Redeemable Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares					3,500,000			3,500,000
Series E Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, convertible, shares issuable (in shares) | shares									19,800,000
Steel Partners Group | Series E Contingently Redeemable Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, shares converted (in shares) | shares	3,500,000
Purchase agreement | SPHG Holdings | Series C convertible preferred stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares				35,000
Share Price | $ / shares				$ 1,000
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock				$ 35,000,000
Stockholders' Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Board of directors, number of directors | director	7
Board of directors, number of directors under SEC | director	3
Board of directors, number of directors in independent audit committee | director	3
Board of directors, number of directors in disinterested audit committee | director	1
Litigation settlement, proceeds required to be distributed to stockholders, percentage		70.00%
Ownership percentage, prior approval of equity securities, threshold percentage		100.00%
Related Party | Steel Services Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense					$ 600,000	600,000
Management Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) on monthly fee							$ 100,000
Monthly fixed fee							$ 80,000.0
Management services agreement, duration							1 year
Management services agreement, notice duration							90 days
Management services agreement, termination fee payment percentage							125.00%
Management Services Agreement | SP Corporate Services Llc and Steel Services Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other receivables, net, current					200,000			$ 700,000
SPHG Holdings | Purchase agreement | Series C convertible preferred stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred dividends					500,000	500,000
SPHG Holdings | Convertible note investment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					12,900,000			12,900,000		$ 14,900,000
Debt instrument, repaid, principal			$ 1,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal			1,000,000
Long-term debt, cash amendment fee amount			100,000
Long-term debt, derecognized debt discount amount			$ 200,000
Long-term debt					12,300,000			12,500,000
Interest expense					200,000	$ 800,000
Steel Holdings | Convertible debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 12,900,000			$ 12,900,000		$ 14,900,000
Steel Connect, Inc. | Steel Connect, Inc. | SPHG Holdings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					85.90%
Steel Connect, Inc. | Steel Connect, Inc. | SP Group | Stockholders' Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, prior approval required for transfer of equity interests, threshold percentage		80.00%
Number of corporate entity | corporateEntity		1