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Financial Assets and Liabilities - Income Statement Location and Amount of Gains and Losses on Derivative Instrument Fair Values for Designated Hedge Instruments, Net of Tax (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Financial Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)	$ (18,623)	$ (5,501)	$ 6,107
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI (effective portion)	(14,923)	3,882	6,565
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Revenue
Financial Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)	3,982	5,395	2,427
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI (effective portion)	9,270	2,339	7,457
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Operating Expenses
Financial Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)	(22,605)	(10,896)	3,680
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI (effective portion)	$ (24,193)	$ 1,543	$ (892)

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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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