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Comprehensive Income and Shareholders Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012
Comprehensive Income and Shareholders Equity [Abstract] |
Components of comprehensive income |
|  | Three months ended July 31, |  |  | Nine months ended July 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  |  |  |  | As restated (1) |  |  |  |  |  | As restated (1) |
Net income |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 68.9 |  |  | $ | 107.0 |  |  | $ | 159.8 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | (61.1 | ) |  |  | (23.5 | ) |  |  | (46.2 | ) |  |  | 0.2 |
Changes in fair value of interest rate and other derivatives, net of tax |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | 1.1 |
Minimum pension liabilities adjustment, net of tax |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | (0.8 | )
Comprehensive income |  | $ | (18.9 | ) |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 64.9 |  |  | $ | 160.3 |
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income |
|  | July 31, 2011 |  |  | April 30, 2011 |  |  | Change |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreigh currency translation, as reported |  | $ | 44.8 |  |  | $ | 68.3 |  |  | $ | (23.5 | )
Restatment |  |  | (44.3 | ) |  |  | (44.3 | ) |  |  | — |
Foreigh currency translation, as adjusted |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 24.0 |  |  | $ | (23.5 | )
|  | July 31, 2011 |  |  | October 31, 2010 |  |  | Change |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreigh currency translation, as reported |  | $ | 44.8 |  |  | $ | 44.6 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Restatment |  |  | (44.3 | ) |  |  | (44.3 | ) |  |  | — |
Foreigh currency translation, as adjusted |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Income tax benefit (expense) for each other comprehensive income |
|  | Three months ended July 31, |  |  | Nine months ended July 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Income tax benefit (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of interest rate and other derivatives |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | (0.6 | )
Minimum pension liabilities adjustment |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |
Components of Shareholders Equity |
|  | Capital Stock |  |  | Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated Other |  |  |  |
|  | Common Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Treasury Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Retained Earnings |  |  | Noncontrolling interests |  |  | Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  | Shareholders’ Equity |
As of October 31, 2011 |  |  | 47,093 |  |  | $ | 113.8 |  |  |  | 29,749 |  |  | $ | (132.0 | ) |  | $ | 1,383.3 |  |  | $ | 156.8 |  |  | $ | (148.1 | ) |  | $ | 1,373.8 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105.8 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107.0 |
Other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18.9 | ) |  |  | (46.2 | ) |  |  | (65.1 | )
- interest rate and other derivatives, net of income tax expense of $0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | )
- minimum pension liability adjustment, net of income tax expense of $1.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 4.9 |
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.0 |
Other noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5.1 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5.1 | )
Dividends paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73.2 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73.2 | )
Stock options exercised |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Restricted stock executives and directors |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Treasury shares acquired |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Long-term incentive shares issued |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.1 |
As of July 31, 2012 |  |  | 47,333 |  |  | $ | 121.6 |  |  |  | 29,509 |  |  | $ | (131.6 | ) |  | $ | 1,415.9 |  |  | $ | 134.0 |  |  | $ | (190.2 | ) |  | $ | 1,349.7 |

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