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Stock-Based Compensation - Summarized Activity Related to Director Deferred Compensation Shares (Detail) (Directors [Member], Deferred Compensation Share Equivalent Units [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Directors [Member] | Deferred Compensation Share Equivalent Units [Member] |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items] |
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning balance | 110 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Number of Shares, Restricted share units vested | 5 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsRestrictedStockUnitsVested / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Number of Shares, Dividend equivalents | 1 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsDividendEquivalents / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Number of Shares, Distributions | (15)ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsDistributions / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending balance | 101 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Beginning balance | $ 29.74 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestedEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Restricted share units vested | $ 61.59 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Dividend equivalents | $ 74.21 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestedEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueDividendEquivalents / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Distributions | $ 21.35 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestedEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueDistributions / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Ending balance | $ 32.91 ndsn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestedEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_DirectorMember

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- Definition The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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