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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans - Schedule of Weighted-Average Target Asset Allocations Across Benefit Plans (Details) | Oct. 31, 2018
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Post-Retirement Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 100.00%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 64.10%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Debt securities |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 21.50%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Real estate |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 0.00%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 14.40%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Other |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 0.00%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 100.00%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 30.30%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Debt securities |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 69.70%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Real estate |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 0.00%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 0.00%
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Other |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 0.00%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 100.00%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 41.60%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Debt securities |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 36.40%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Real estate |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 6.10%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 3.10%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Other |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |
Total | 12.80%

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