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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Receivables [Abstract] |
Company's Accounts Receivable Programs for Activities Related to Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets | The tables below contain 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 |  |  | Six months ended |
|  | April 30, |  |  | April 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 266.0 |  |  | $ | 187.8 |  |  | $ | 508.1 |  |  | $ | 187.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 235.0 |  |  |  | 164.5 |  |  |  | 449.7 |  |  |  | 164.5 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 30.9 |  |  |  | 23.3 |  |  |  | 58.4 |  |  |  | 23.3 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.9 |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 189.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 167.7 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.7 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.6 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 17.7 |  |  | $ | 19.2 |  |  | $ | 35.0 |  |  | $ | 35.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 17.7 |  |  |  | 19.2 |  |  |  | 35.0 |  |  |  | 35.8 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 11.5 |  |  | $ | 12.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 6.3 |  |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 11.5 |  |  |  | 12.4 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 290.0 |  |  | $ | 230.6 |  |  | $ | 554.6 |  |  | $ | 425.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 259.0 |  |  |  | 205.3 |  |  |  | 496.2 |  |  |  | 380.4 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 30.9 |  |  |  | 25.3 |  |  |  | 58.4 |  |  |  | 45.0 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 2.0 |
|  | April 30, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 180.4 |  |  | $ | 185.6 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 26.4 |  |  |  | 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 |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 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 |  | $ | 190.3 |  |  | $ | 192.4 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | 26.4 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |

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