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Operating Segments - Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net external sales		$ 550,424	$ 407,470
Operating profit (loss)		117,723	75,918
Operating Segments [Member] | Adhesive Dispensing Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net external sales		220,864	207,837
Operating profit (loss)	[1]	53,315	53,056
Operating Segments [Member] | Advanced Technology Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net external sales		271,701	145,360
Operating profit (loss)		67,268	26,363
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Coating Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net external sales		57,859	54,273
Operating profit (loss)		10,160	7,085
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)		$ (13,020)	$ (10,586)
[1] Includes $1,067 and $227 of severance and restructuring costs in the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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