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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Annual maturity of long term debt, 2017 | $ 38,093,000 |
Annual maturity of long term debt, 2018 | 126,587,000 |
Annual maturity of long term debt, 2019 | 108,123,000 |
Annual maturity of long term debt, 2020 | 413,418,000 |
Annual maturity of long term debt, 2021 | $ 38,187,000 |
Senior Notes, Due 2017-2025 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Remaining weighted average life of notes | 4 years 6 months 4 days |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 2.93% |
Senior Notes, Due 2019-2027 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Remaining weighted average life of notes | 7 years 2 months 27 days |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 3.04% |
Term Loan, Due 2018-2020 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Term loan | $ 200,000,000 | $ 200,000,000
Term Loan, Due 2018-2020 [Member] | Group of Banks [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Term loan | $ 200,000,000 |
Term Loan 1.53 Percent Due in Three Years [Member] | Group of Banks [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 1.53% |
Term loan | $ 100,000,000 |
Term of agreement | 3 years |
Term Loan 1.63 Percent Due in Five Years [Member] | Group of Banks [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 1.63% |
Term loan | $ 100,000,000 |
Term of agreement | 5 years |
Euro Loan, Due 2019 [Member] | Bank of America [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 1.00% |
Extension loan period description | extended by one year at the end of the third and fourth anniversaries. The loan was amended in 2016 to extend the term by one year and increase the principal amount. |
Extension of loan duration | 1 year |
Euro Loan, Due 2016 [Member] | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Extension loan period description | Extended by one year at the end of the third and fourth anniversaries. |
Extension of loan duration | 1 year |
Revolving Credit Agreement for 2017 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maximum borrowings under bank lines of credit (all foreign banks) | $ 600,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility expiration | 2020-02 |
Weighted average interest for borrowings | 1.53% |
Private Shelf Facility, Due 2012-2020 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Value of agreement with New York Life Investment Management LLC | $ 150,000,000 |
Period of agreement | 3 years |
Long term debt current borrowing capacity | $ 200,000,000 | $ 180,000,000
Maximum life of borrowings | 12 years |
Private Shelf Facility, Due 2012-2020 [Member] | Note A and B [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Fixed interest rates | 2.21% |
Private Shelf Facility, Due 2012-2020 [Member] | Note C [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Fixed interest rates | 2.56% |
Private Shelf Facility, Due 2012-2020 [Member] | Note D 1 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Variable interest rates | 1.78% |
Private Shelf Facility, Due 2012-2020 [Member] | Note D 2 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Variable interest rates | 2.12% |
Loans Payable with State of Ohio [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Fixed interest rates | 3.00% |
Duration of repayment | 15 years |
Cuyahoga County [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Fixed interest rates | 3.50% |
Duration of repayment | 15 years |

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