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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail) - Participant
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 1,869,000 2,131,000
Vested former employees 2,083,000 2,149,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 4,050,000 4,131,000
Other plan participants   30,000
USA [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 1,509,000 1,772,000
Vested former employees 1,525,000 1,431,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 2,480,000 2,372,000
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 25,000 25,000
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 757,000 779,000
Other plan participants 0 0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | USA [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 12,000 12,000
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 667,000 683,000
Other plan participants 0 0
Germany [Member] | Non-United States [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 105,000 112,000
Vested former employees 57,000 60,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 255,000 256,000
United Kingdom [Member] | Non-United States [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 133,000 133,000
Vested former employees 399,000 399,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 718,000 718,000
Netherlands [Member] | Non-United States [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 74,000 66,000
Vested former employees 81,000 238,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 540,000 728,000
Other plan participants   30,000
Other International [Member] | Non-United States [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 48,000 48,000
Vested former employees 21,000 21,000
Retirees and beneficiaries 57,000 57,000
South Africa [Member] | Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | Non-United States [Member]    
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]    
Active participants 13,000 13,000
Vested former employees 0 0
Retirees and beneficiaries 90,000 96,000
Other plan participants   0