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Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - Pension Plans - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 321,676,000	$ 333,851,000	$ 171,181	$ 639,589,000
UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	150,793,000	152,752,000
UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11,987,000	11,431,000
UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	138,806,000	141,321,000
International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	39,863,000	38,316,000		47,274,000
International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	13,001,000	18,841,000
International | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	777,000	775,000
International | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,224,000	18,066,000
Cash | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	355,000	381,000
Cash | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	355,000	381,000
Cash | International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	777,000	775,000
Cash | International | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	777,000	775,000
Money market funds | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	251,000	155,000
Money market funds | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	251,000	155,000
Basic materials | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	632,000	719,000
Basic materials | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	632,000	719,000
Consumer goods | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,614,000	1,802,000
Consumer goods | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,614,000	1,802,000
Financial | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,787,000	1,489,000
Financial | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,787,000	1,489,000
Healthcare | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,368,000	1,801,000
Healthcare | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,368,000	1,801,000
Industrial goods | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,403,000	1,713,000
Industrial goods | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,403,000	1,713,000
Technology | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,732,000	1,569,000
Technology | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,732,000	1,569,000
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	42,269,000	29,252,000
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	753,000	328,000
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	41,516,000	28,924,000
Corporate | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	94,650,000	109,433,000
Corporate | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	94,650,000	109,433,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,640,000	2,964,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,640,000	2,964,000
Insurance contracts | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,224,000	18,066,000		$ 23,993,000
Insurance contracts | International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,224,000	18,066,000
Insurance contracts | International | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,224,000	18,066,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,092,000	1,474,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,092,000	1,474,000
Real estate collective funds | UNITED STATES | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	42,780,000	51,961,000
Pooled investment funds | UNITED STATES | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	128,103,000	129,138,000
Pooled investment funds | International | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 26,862,000	$ 19,475,000

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