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Stock Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash received from exercises under all share-based payment arrangements | $ 55,053,000 | $ 82,035,000 | $ 11,096,000
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award expiration date (in years) | 10 years |  |
Expected requisite service period for options granted to employees (in months) | 48 months |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | 56,600,000 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized | 7,600,000 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period (in years) | 2 years 6 months |  |
Performance Units [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Performance cycle | 3 years |  |
Percentage of performance units granted | 150.00% |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized | 7,000,000 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period (in years) | 1 year 7 months 6 days |  |
Expected to be awarded in fiscal 2013 | 98,700 |  |
Performance Units [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of performance units granted | 150.00% |  |
Performance Units [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of performance units granted | 0.00% |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of non-employee directors in committee | 2 |  |
Number of shares authorized granted to Non-Employee Directors | 950,000 |  |
Shares remaining for future grant | 294,566 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] | November 15 [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Right to purchase shares of common stock awarded | 1,650 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] | November 1 [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Right to purchase shares of common stock awarded | 4,950 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Non Employee Directors [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Right to purchase shares of common stock awarded, per share amount | $ 0.10 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Non Employee Directors [Member] | November 15 [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Right to purchase shares of common stock awarded | 1,500 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Non Employee Directors [Member] | November 1 [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Right to purchase shares of common stock awarded | 4,500 |  |
2006 Directors Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) | 1 year |  |
Weighted average fair value of options granted | $ 25.24 | $ 18.96 |
2007 LTIP [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of non-employee directors in committee | 2 |  |
Number of shares authorized granted to Non-Employee Directors | 5,230,000 |  |
Shares remaining for future grant | 1,784,977 |  |
Percentage fair market value of equity awards on grant date | 100.00% |  |
Award expiration date (in years) | 10 years |  |
Award vesting period (in years) | 4 years |  |
2007 LTIP [Member] | Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted average fair value of options granted | $ 25.40 | $ 21.15 |
2007 LTIP [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award expiration date (in years) | 10 years |  |
Award vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |
2007 LTIP [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) | 3 years 6 months |  |
2007 LTIP [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) | 4 years |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized | $ 28,600,000 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period (in years) | 2 years 8 months 19 days |  |

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- Definition The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph A240 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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