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Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - Pension Plans [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
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Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 21,037 | $ 20,927 | $ 20,432
United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 369,234 | 333,867 | 295,320
United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 58,716 | 60,160 |
United States [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 167,095 | 98,058 |
International [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 37,504 | 35,604 | 37,473
International [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 566 | 798 |
International [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21,037 | 20,927 |
Cash [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 959 | 896 |
Cash [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 959 | 896 |
Cash [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 566 | 798 |
Cash [Member] | International [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 566 | 798 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,615 | 2,471 |
Money Market Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,615 | 2,471 |
Equity Securities Basic Materials [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,129 | 2,144 |
Equity Securities Basic Materials [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,129 | 2,144 |
Equity Securities Consumer Goods [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,776 | 3,457 |
Equity Securities Consumer Goods [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,776 | 3,457 |
Equity Securities Financial [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 6,147 | 5,930 |
Equity Securities Financial [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 6,147 | 5,930 |
Equity Securities Healthcare [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,940 | 3,344 |
Equity Securities Healthcare [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,940 | 3,344 |
Equity Securities Industrial Goods [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,459 | 2,671 |
Equity Securities Industrial Goods [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,459 | 2,671 |
Equity Securities Technology [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,815 | 3,490 |
Equity Securities Technology [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,815 | 3,490 |
Equity Securities Utilities [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 793 | 857 |
Equity Securities Utilities [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 793 | 857 |
Mutual Funds [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 20,698 | 27,220 |
Mutual Funds [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 20,698 | 27,220 |
Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 57,789 | 38,466 |
Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 9,372 | 6,888 |
Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 48,417 | 31,578 |
Fixed Income Securities Corporate [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 112,112 | 63,077 |
Fixed Income Securities Corporate [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 112,112 | 63,077 |
Fixed Income Securities Other [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 6,566 | 3,403 |
Fixed Income Securities Other [Member] | United States [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 6,566 | 3,403 |
Other Types of Investments Insurance Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21,037 | 20,927 | $ 20,432
Other Types of Investments Insurance Contracts [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21,037 | 20,927 |
Other Types of Investments Insurance Contracts [Member] | International [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21,037 | 20,927 |
Other Types of Investments Real Estate Collective Funds at NAV [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21,699 | 20,402 |
Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds at NAV [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 121,724 | 155,247 |
Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds at NAV [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 15,901 | 13,879 |
Other Type Of Investments Other | United States [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,013 | 792 |
Other Type Of Investments Other | United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 1,013 | $ 792 |

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