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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Participant
Oct. 31, 2011
Participant
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 2,402 2,507
Vested former employees 3,660 3,581
Retirees and beneficiaries 4,043 3,749
Other plan participants 35 1
USA [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 2,004 2,113
Vested former employees 2,913 2,923
Retirees and beneficiaries 2,210 2,142
Other plan participants 0 0
Germany [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 127 125
Vested former employees 63 68
Retirees and beneficiaries 248 245
Other plan participants 0 0
United Kingdom [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 158 158
Vested former employees 418 418
Retirees and beneficiaries 726 726
Other plan participants 0 0
Netherlands [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 48 46
Vested former employees 249 154
Retirees and beneficiaries 804 583
Other plan participants 35 1
Other International [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 65 65
Vested former employees 17 18
Retirees and beneficiaries 55 53
Other plan participants 0 0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 31 32
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 916 1,112
Other plan participants 0 0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | USA [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 12 12
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 812 1,000
Other plan participants 0 0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | South Africa [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 19 20
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 104 112
Other plan participants 0 0