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Employee Benefit Plans - (Other Retirement Plans) - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2015 CAD | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Other Retirement Plans [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred percentage of annual cash base compensation | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |
Deferred percentage of variable cash compensation | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Other Retirement Plans |  |  |  |
Other Retirement Plans [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contribution | $ 40,000,000 |  | $ 23,800,000 | $ 21,300,000
Maximum pretax annual company contribution match per employee | $ 3,000 | CAD 4,000 |  |

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