Income tax provision - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income tax as percentage of income (loss) before income taxes	10.00%	(6.00%)	63.00%	25.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32718-109319

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