Operating Segments - Sales Information by Geographic Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Net external sales
Net external sales	$ 559,746	$ 581,243	$ 1,608,775	$ 1,685,373
United States [Member]
Net external sales
Net external sales	190,460	191,512	551,510	536,164
Americas [Member]
Net external sales
Net external sales	47,040	38,911	123,159	112,149
Europe [Member]
Net external sales
Net external sales	143,449	150,710	425,650	447,384
Japan [Member]
Net external sales
Net external sales	30,488	28,367	89,566	127,266
Asia Pacific [Member]
Net external sales
Net external sales	$ 148,309	$ 171,743	$ 418,890	$ 462,410

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

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