Represents amortization of notional amount for derivative over the specified period.

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- Definition

Represents a ratio used to calculate the financial leverage of an entity to understand methods of financing or to measure its ability to meet financial obligations.

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- Definition

Represents the reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate on specific date.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 14, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 01, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Oct. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Mar. 01, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Oct. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Dec. 14, 2010 Alternative currency borrowing credit facility	Dec. 14, 2010 Letter of Credit	Oct. 31, 2014 Term Loan Facility	Jan. 14, 2011 Term Loan Facility	Sep. 29, 2011 Term Loan Facility Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100.0					$ 100.0	$ 50.0		$ 400.0	$ 500.0
Net leverage ratio			1:1		1.5:1
Outstanding borrowings									275.0
Quarterly payments for term loan									$ 18.8
Maturity date									Dec. 14, 2015
Reference rate basis	(i) the Eurocurrency Rate; (ii) the Federal Funds Rate; or (iii) the Prime Rate as described in the Credit Facility
Reference rate	0.15%
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate	1.50%			1.50%		2.00%
Commitment fee percentage				0.075%		0.125%
Line of credit facility interest rate during period	2.00%