Maximum borrowing capacity for unsecured long-term debt

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility (Detail Textuals 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2018	Aug. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent			$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			3.70%
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent	$ 800,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2023	Aug. 01, 2021
Maximum borrowing capacity for unsecured long-term debt	$ 1,000,000