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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance at October 31, 2014 | $ 1,052,537 us-gaap_Goodwill
Adjustment | 371 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Currency effect | (13,581)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Balance at April 30, 2015 | 1,039,327 us-gaap_Goodwill
Adhesive Dispensing Systems [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance at October 31, 2014 | 397,046 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember
Currency effect | (12,437)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember
Balance at April 30, 2015 | 384,609 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdhesiveDispensingSystemsMember
Advanced Technology Systems [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance at October 31, 2014 | 631,433 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Adjustment | 371 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Currency effect | (1,144)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Balance at April 30, 2015 | 630,660 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_AdvancedTechnologySystemsMember
Industrial Coating Systems [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance at October 31, 2014 | 24,058 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember
Currency effect | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember
Balance at April 30, 2015 | $ 24,058 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ndsn_IndustrialCoatingSystemsMember

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e961-128460 + Details
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