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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 30, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2023
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 571,717 | $ 475,395
Total liabilities | 359,175 | 312,941
Deferred compensation plan liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 349,016 | 297,180
Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 18,983 | 13,453
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 10,159 | 15,761
Cash equivalents | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 46,938 | 10,129
Cash equivalents | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 2,994
Short-term Investments | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 18,698 | 15,689
Short-term Investments | Municipal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 511 | 499
Short-term Investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 104,385 | 102,375
Short-term Investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 33,186 | 33,076
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Other long-term assets | 349,016 | 297,180
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 395,954 | 307,309
Total liabilities | 349,016 | 297,180
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 | 349,016 | 297,180
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) | Cash equivalents | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 46,938 | 10,129
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash equivalents | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Short-term Investments | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Short-term Investments | Municipal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Short-term Investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Short-term Investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
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 | 349,016 | 297,180
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 175,763 | 168,086
Total liabilities | 10,159 | 15,761
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) | Foreign currency derivative contracts |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid and other current assets | 18,983 | 13,453
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 10,159 | 15,761
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash equivalents | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash equivalents | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 2,994
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Short-term Investments | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 18,698 | 15,689
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Short-term Investments | Municipal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 511 | 499
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Short-term Investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 104,385 | 102,375
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Short-term Investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 33,186 | 33,076
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 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) | 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) | 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) | Cash equivalents | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash equivalents | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Short-term Investments | U.S. Treasury, agency & T-bills |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Short-term Investments | Municipal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Short-term Investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Short-term Investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | 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

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