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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2019 USD ($)
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Approximate weekly employee compensation, payroll taxes and payments to vendors									$ 15,000,000.0
DZ Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Covenant, minimum tangible net worth	$ 40,000,000.0		$ 20,000,000.0					$ 35,000,000.0
Accounts receivable securitization program, maximum investment limit											$ 100,000,000.0	$ 115,000,000.0
Covenant, maximum debt to tangible net worth ratio									3
Covenant, minimum liquid assets			15,000,000.0		$ 15,000,000.0		$ 15,000,000.0	15,000,000.0	$ 15,000,000.0
Borrowing availability			5,100,000		5,100,000		5,100,000	5,100,000	5,100,000
Long-term debt			60,000,000.0		$ 60,000,000.0	$ 55,000,000.0	60,000,000.0	60,000,000.0	$ 60,000,000.0	$ 55,000,000.0
Interest rate during period					2.00%	4.20%			2.80%	4.20%
DZ Financing Program \| Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Covenant, minimum tangible net worth				$ 40,000,000.0
DZ Financing Program \| Short Term Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding			23,300,000		$ 23,300,000		23,300,000	23,300,000	$ 23,300,000
Long-term debt			60,000,000		60,000,000		60,000,000	60,000,000	60,000,000				$ 55,000,000
DZ Financing Program \| Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity of facility		$ 35,000,000.0
Line of credit, amount outstanding			24,500,000		24,500,000		24,500,000	24,500,000	24,500,000
DZ Financing Program \| Letter of Credit, Security Deposit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding			$ 1,200,000		$ 1,200,000		1,200,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000
DZ Financing Program \| Federal Funds Rate \| Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
DZ Financing Program \| Prime Rate \| Letter of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
COVID-19 Pandemic
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Weekly reduction to payroll and related tax payments							$ 3,000,000.0
Minimum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Target liquidity ratio									1.5
Minimum \| DZ Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Additional borrowing capacity of facility														$ 5,000,000.0
Maximum \| DZ Financing Program
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Additional borrowing capacity of facility														$ 7,000,000.0