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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Company's Accounts Receivable Programs for Activities Related to Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets | The tables below contains information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs for the activities related to the consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets, respectively (Dollars in millions):
|  | Three months ended |
|  | January 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 242.2 |  |  | $ | — |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 214.7 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 27.5 |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 152.1 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19.7 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 17.2 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 17.2 |  |  |  | 16.8 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  | 6.5 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 264.7 |  |  | $ | 195.1 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 237.2 |  |  |  | 175.4 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 27.5 |  |  |  | 19.7 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
|  | January 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 161.6 |  |  | $ | 185.6 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 40.2 |  |  |  | 3.5 |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 168.0 |  |  | $ | 192.4 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | 40.2 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |

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