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Operating Segments - Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net external sales | $ 379,008 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 359,420 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating profit (loss) | 62,818 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 53,859 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating Segments [Member] | Adhesive Dispensing Systems [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net external sales | 194,213 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember | 209,471 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember
Operating profit (loss) | 43,327 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember | 47,920 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Advanced Technology Systems [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net external sales | 132,218 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember | 97,541 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Operating profit (loss) | 26,818 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember | 10,378 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Coating Systems [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Net external sales | 52,577 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember | 52,408 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember
Operating profit (loss) | 3,764 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember | 4,956 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember
Corporate [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Operating profit (loss) | $ (11,091)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember | $ (9,395)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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