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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 30, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2022
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 1,824,747 | $ 1,801,997
Accumulated Amortization | 1,467,634 | 1,415,551
Net Amount | 357,113 | 386,446
Core/developed technology |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 1,097,217 | 1,083,703
Accumulated Amortization | 848,890 | 813,226
Net Amount | 248,327 | 270,477
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 431,303 | 426,242
Accumulated Amortization | 345,857 | 333,984
Net Amount | 85,446 | 92,258
Contract rights intangible |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 193,594 | 190,666
Accumulated Amortization | 189,953 | 188,262
Net Amount | 3,641 | 2,404
Trademarks and trade names |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 52,795 | 52,795
Accumulated Amortization | 35,840 | 34,054
Net Amount | 16,955 | 18,741
Capitalized software development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 49,838 | 48,591
Accumulated Amortization | 47,094 | 46,025
Net Amount | $ 2,744 | $ 2,566

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