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Equity Investments (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Equity Investments (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 15, 2021	Dec. 07, 2020	Sep. 24, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments				$ 4,000,000
Investment propotional interest	$ 2,700,000
Estimated life of investment				This basis difference is being amortized over the 6-year estimated life of the customer list.
Visa Series C Convertible Participating Preferred Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares												1,830
Convertible shares											13.722
Carrying value of shares increased		$ 400,000		$ 400,000	14,000
Carrying value of shares decreased			$ 400,000
Visa Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares										125
Convertible shares										6.861
Visa Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock [Member] \| Visa Class A Common Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares										12,500
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| Equity Method Investee [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 4,000,000.0			$ 4,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	23.95%
Rafael Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Class B Common [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares									218,245
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights								43,649	43,649
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights									$ 22.91
Investment Owned, at Fair Value									$ 5,000,000.0
Class of warrant, exercise price of warrants								$ 1,000,000.0
Rafael Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Class B Common Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares		261,894		261,894
Investment Owned, at Fair Value									$ 4,600,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share									$ 22.91
Rafael Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Class B Common Stock [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Owned shares						43,649	218,245
Rafael Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Warrants Class B Common Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Investment Owned, at Fair Value									$ 400,000