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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract] |
Company's Accounts Receivables Programs | The tables below contain information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs (Dollars in millions):
|  | Three months ended January 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 243.5 |  |  | $ | 242.2 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 215.4 |  |  |  | 214.7 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 28.1 |  |  |  | 27.5 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 15.0 |  |  | $ | 17.2 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 15.0 |  |  |  | 17.2 |
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 |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 5.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 5.3 |
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 |  | $ | 259.3 |  |  | $ | 264.7 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 231.2 |  |  |  | 237.2 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 28.1 |  |  |  | 27.5 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
|  | January 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 160.1 |  |  | $ | 179.0 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 21.2 |  |  |  | 11.5 |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Malaysian Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 166.1 |  |  | $ | 187.9 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | 21.2 |  |  | $ | 11.5 |

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