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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Participant
Oct. 31, 2012
Participant
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 2,244 2,402
Vested former employees 2,184 3,660
Retirees and beneficiaries 4,147 4,043
Other plan participants 35 35
USA [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 1,880 2,004
Vested former employees 1,452 2,913
Retirees and beneficiaries 2,320 2,210
Other plan participants 0 0
Germany [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 122 127
Vested former employees 64 63
Retirees and beneficiaries 250 248
Other plan participants 0 0
United Kingdom [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 133 158
Vested former employees 399 418
Retirees and beneficiaries 718 726
Other plan participants 0 0
Netherlands [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 48 48
Vested former employees 249 249
Retirees and beneficiaries 804 804
Other plan participants 35 35
Other International [Member]
    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 61 65
Vested former employees 20 17
Retirees and beneficiaries 55 55
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 26 31
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 894 916
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 793 812
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 14 19
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 101 104
Other plan participants 0 0