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Fair Value Measures - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 30, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 459,954 | $ 382,363
Total liabilities | 254,875 | 235,187
Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 8,686 | 4,902
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 10,045 | 23,022
Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 244,830 | 212,165
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term assets | 244,830 | 212,165
Money market funds | Cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 206,438 | 165,296
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 451,268 | 377,461
Total liabilities | 244,830 | 212,165
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 0 | 0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 244,830 | 212,165
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term assets | 244,830 | 212,165
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 206,438 | 165,296
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 8,686 | 4,902
Total liabilities | 10,045 | 23,022
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 8,686 | 4,902
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 10,045 | 23,022
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term assets | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 0 | 0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Deferred compensation plan assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | $ 0 | $ 0

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