Note 11 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands  | 
3 Months Ended | ||
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Jan. 31, 2023  | 
Jan. 31, 2022  | 
Oct. 31, 2022  | 
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| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Rounded | $ 600 | ||
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total | 7,119 | $ 1,161 | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total | 644 | (22) | |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Total | 74,900 | $ 74,200 | |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total | 25,900 | 25,900 | |
| Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | |||
| Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance | $ 100 | $ 100 | |
| Approximation [Member] | |||
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total | $ (0) | ||
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- Definition Represents rounded income tax expense (benefit) rounded. No definition available. 
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef 
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef 
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef 
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef 
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- Definition Amount of valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing potential future taxable deductions from tax credit carryforwards for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef 
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