DEBT, Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 CNY (¥)
Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract]
Next 12 months		$ 22,248	$ 8,970
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Months 13 - 24		25,281	15,142
Months 25 - 36		23,145	13,406
Months 37 - 48		33,448	9,789
Months 49 - 60		7,572	9,432
Thereafter			7,211
Long-term debt		89,446	54,980
Xiamen Project Loans [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract]
Next 12 months		2,068	6,705
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Months 13 - 24		10,071	7,334
Months 25 - 36		10,278	9,592
Months 37 - 48		9,902	9,789
Months 49 - 60		7,572	9,432
Thereafter			7,211
Long-term debt		$ 37,823	$ 43,358
Interest rate at balance sheet date		4.65%	4.90%
Basis spread on interest rates		0.00%	0.25%
Maturity date		Dec. 31, 2025
Periodic payment amount		Increases as loans mature
Periodic payment frequency		Semiannual, on individual loans
Loan collateral (carrying amount)		$ 90,096	$ 94,459
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥						¥ 345
Xiamen Working Capital Loans [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract]
Next 12 months		8,197	2,265
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Months 13 - 24		4,005	7,808
Months 25 - 36		0	3,814
Months 37 - 48		0	0
Months 49 - 60		0	0
Thereafter			0
Long-term debt		$ 4,005	$ 11,622
Maturity date		Jul. 31, 2023
Periodic payment amount		Increases as loans mature
Periodic payment frequency		Semiannual, on individual loans
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 25,000
Xiamen Working Capital Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Interest rate at balance sheet date		4.53%	4.53%
Basis spread on interest rates		0.6775%	0.40%
Xiamen Working Capital Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Interest rate at balance sheet date		4.61%	4.61%
Basis spread on interest rates		0.76%	0.76%
Hefei Equipment Loan [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract]
Next 12 months		$ 4,694
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Months 13 - 24		4,693
Months 25 - 36		6,257
Months 37 - 48		5,585
Months 49 - 60		0
Long-term debt		$ 16,535
Interest rate at balance sheet date		4.20%
Basis spread on interest rates		(0.45%)
Maturity date		Sep. 30, 2025
Periodic payment amount	[1]	Varies
Periodic payment frequency	[2]	Semiannual
Loan collateral (carrying amount)		$ 86,487
Percent of repayment on approved loan principal in each first five semiannual loan repayments			7.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 31,300	¥ 200
Percent of repayment on original approved loan amount in each last five semiannual loan repayments			12.50%
Finance Leases [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturing In Year One [Abstract]
Next 12 months		7,289
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Months 13 - 24		6,512
Months 25 - 36		6,610
Months 37 - 48		17,961
Months 49 - 60		0
Long-term debt		$ 31,083
Interest rate at balance sheet date	[3]
Maturity date	[3]
Periodic payment amount	[3]
Periodic payment frequency		Monthly
Loan collateral (carrying amount)	[4]	$ 40,826

[1] First five loan repayments will each be for 7.5 percent of the approved 200 million RMB loan principal; last five installments will each be for 12.5 percent of the approved loan principal.

[2] Semiannual repayments commence in March 2022.

[3] See Note 9 for interest rates on lease liabilities, maturity dates, and periodic payment amounts.

[4] Represents the carrying amount at the balance sheet date of the related ROU assets, in which the lessors have secured interests.