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Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
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Oct. 31, 2012
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Oct. 31, 2011
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| Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] | ||
| Accruals and reserves | $ 30,317 | $ 16,274 |
| Deferred revenue | 46,247 | 47,603 |
| Deferred compensation | 39,186 | 36,975 |
| Capitalized costs | 94,031 | 98,420 |
| Capitalized research and development costs | 48,059 | 45,710 |
| Stock compensation | 21,229 | 32,186 |
| Tax loss carryovers | 73,492 | 36,515 |
| Foreign tax credit carryovers | 10,766 | 23,759 |
| Research and other tax credit carryovers | 88,973 | 74,110 |
| Capital loss carryovers | 1,896 | |
| Other | 2,449 | 1,349 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 454,749 | 414,797 |
| Valuation allowance | (26,259) | (13,395) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 428,490 | 401,402 |
| Intangible assets | 116,639 | 49,948 |
| Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 831 | 12,631 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 117,470 | 62,579 |
| Net deferred tax assets | $ 311,020 | $ 338,823 |
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The other noncash expense, not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their remaining economic lives. No definition available.
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deferred Tax Assets Capitalized Research And Development Costs No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible capital loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible research tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and other recognized entities not within the country of domicile of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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