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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 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 |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | July 31, |  |  | July 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 282.3 |  |  | $ | 266.7 |  |  | $ | 790.4 |  |  | $ | 454.5 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 249.2 |  |  |  | 235.1 |  |  |  | 699.0 |  |  |  | 399.6 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 33.1 |  |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | 91.5 |  |  |  | 54.9 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.9 |
RPA and Italian RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 189.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 167.7 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.7 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.6 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 17.3 |  |  | $ | 21.3 |  |  | $ | 52.3 |  |  | $ | 57.1 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 17.3 |  |  |  | 21.3 |  |  |  | 52.3 |  |  |  | 57.1 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 17.4 |  |  | $ | 18.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 17.4 |  |  |  | 18.4 |
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 |  | $ | 305.5 |  |  | $ | 294.0 |  |  | $ | 860.1 |  |  | $ | 719.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 272.4 |  |  |  | 262.4 |  |  |  | 768.7 |  |  |  | 642.8 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 33.1 |  |  |  | 31.6 |  |  |  | 91.5 |  |  |  | 76.6 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
|  | July 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 191.0 |  |  | $ | 185.6 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 18.0 |  |  |  | 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 |  | $ | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 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 |  | $ | 199.7 |  |  | $ | 192.4 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | 18.0 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |

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