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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2017 | May 17, 2023
Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Decreased in valuation allowance |  | $ 51.0 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate |  | 61.9 | $ 64.9 |  |  |
Interest and penalties expense (benefit) |  | (1.0) | (10.6) | $ 0.8 |  |
The amount of estimated penalties and interest accrued as of the balance sheet date arising from income tax examinations |  | 1.1 | $ 2.1 |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | Subsidiaries | Hungarian Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and penalties expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  | $ 11.0 |
Aggregate tax assessment (refund) |  |  |  |  | $ 25.0 | $ (39.1)
Release of unrecognized tax benefit, net of foreign tax credits | $ 23.8 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated potential decrease in underlying unrecognized tax benefits |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated potential decrease in underlying unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ 12.0 |  |  |  |

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