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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012
Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable [Abstract] |
Company's accounts receivables programs |
|  | Three months ended |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | July 31, |  |  | July 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 266.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 454.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 235.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 399.6 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54.9 |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | — |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 257.1 |  |  | $ | 189.4 |  |  | $ | 720.2 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 227.9 |  |  |  | 167.7 |  |  |  | 637.5 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29.2 |  |  |  | 21.7 |  |  |  | 82.7 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 21.3 |  |  | $ | 18.5 |  |  | $ | 57.1 |  |  | $ | 52.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 21.3 |  |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | 57.1 |  |  |  | 52.3 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Malaysian Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 18.4 |  |  | $ | 15.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  | 18.4 |  |  |  | 15.3 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 294.0 |  |  | $ | 281.3 |  |  | $ | 719.4 |  |  | $ | 787.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 262.4 |  |  |  | 252.1 |  |  |  | 642.8 |  |  |  | 705.1 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | 29.2 |  |  |  | 76.6 |  |  |  | 82.7 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
|  | July 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 181.1 |  |  | $ | — |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 21.5 |  |  |  | — |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 149.2 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24.4 |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 6.1 |  |  | $ | 4.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Malaysian Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 4.0 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 191.2 |  |  | $ | 157.8 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | 21.5 |  |  | $ | 24.4 |

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