Benefit Plans - Long-Term Incentive Plans (Details) - Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards for Fiscal Year 2026	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026 item $ / shares shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of award components \| item	2
Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 7.61
Award Cap, Percent	235.00%
Capital Shares reserved for future issuance	235.00%
Performance Shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of Target Performance	100.00%
Performance Shares \| Senior Management
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards and Units, Granted, Shares	425,176
Time Based Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%
Time Based Awards \| Senior Management
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards and Units, Granted, Shares	476,339
Time Based Awards \| Salaried Employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards and Units, Granted, Shares	704,543
Performance shares allocated from November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target performance share	33.00%
Performance shares allocated from November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2027 \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target performance share	33.00%
Performance shares allocated from November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2028 \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target performance share	34.00%
Achievement of 20% annualized TSR to earn 50% Of PSUs \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target performance share units earned	50.00%
Achievement Of 35% annualized TSR to earn 100% of PSUs \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annualized total shareholder return	35.00%
Percentage of target performance share units earned	100.00%
Achievement of 50% annualized TSR to earn 235% of PSUs \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target performance share units earned	235.00%
Minimum \| Achievement of 20% annualized TSR to earn 50% Of PSUs \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annualized total shareholder return	20.00%
Maximum \| Achievement of 50% annualized TSR to earn 235% of PSUs \| Total Shareholder Return Performance Share Units
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