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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Weighted Average Asset Allocations at Measurement Date and Target Asset Allocations (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Total, Target	100.00%	100.00%
Total, Actual	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Total, Target	23.00%	34.00%
Total, Actual	31.00%	34.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Total, Target	49.00%	45.00%
Total, Actual	46.00%	45.00%
Other [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Total, Target	28.00%	21.00%
Total, Actual	23.00%	21.00%

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- Definition

Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)(i)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (c)(i)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e2446-114920

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- Definition

Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e2446-114920



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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