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Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Defined Benefit Plan Effect of One Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates and Discount Rate (Detail) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Postretirement Benefit Plans, United States [Member] |
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
Effect on total service and interest cost components increase in 2015 | $ (777)
Effect on postretirement obligation increase as of October 31, 2015 | (9,474)
Effect on total service and interest cost components increase in 2015 | 663
Effect on postretirement obligation increase as of October 31, 2015 | 10,492
Effect on total service and interest cost components decrease in 2015 | 946
Effect on postretirement obligation decrease as of October 31, 2015 | 12,040
Effect on total service and interest cost components decrease in 2015 | (524)
Effect on postretirement obligation decrease as of October 31, 2015 | (8,419)
Postretirement Benefit Plans, International [Member] |
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
Effect on total service and interest cost components increase in 2015 | (6)
Effect on postretirement obligation increase as of October 31, 2015 | (96)
Effect on total service and interest cost components increase in 2015 | 17
Effect on postretirement obligation increase as of October 31, 2015 | 120
Effect on total service and interest cost components decrease in 2015 | 7
Effect on postretirement obligation decrease as of October 31, 2015 | 126
Effect on total service and interest cost components decrease in 2015 | (13)
Effect on postretirement obligation decrease as of October 31, 2015 | $ (93)

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- Definition The effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed rates on the defined benefit obligation. (For purposes of this disclosure, all other assumptions shall be held constant, and the effects shall be measured based on the substantive plan that is the basis for the accounting.) + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic defined benefit costs. (For purposes of this disclosure, all other assumptions shall be held constant, and the effects shall be measured based on the substantive plan that is the basis for the accounting.) + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The effect of a one-percentage-point increase in the assumed rates on the defined benefit obligation. (For purposes of this disclosure, all other assumptions shall be held constant, and the effects shall be measured based on the substantive plan that is the basis for the accounting.) + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The effect of a one-percentage-point increase in the assumed rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic defined benefit costs. (For purposes of this disclosure, all other assumptions shall be held constant, and the effects shall be measured based on the substantive plan that is the basis for the accounting.) + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (m) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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