Income taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Income tax
Provision for income tax as percentage of income (loss) before income taxes	(120.00%)	21.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits, inclusive of interest and penalties	$ 123,000		$ 80,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 28,000

Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10B
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

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