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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Effective tax rates | 29.00% | 12.60%
Additional tax benefit relating to retroactive reinstatement of research and development credit |  | $ 2,025
Additional tax benefit related to dividends paid from foreign earnings tax credit |  | $ 6,184

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