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Sale Of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract] |
Company's Accounts Receivables Programs | The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs (Dollars in millions):
|  | Three months ended |
|  | January 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 191.5 |  |  | $ | 243.5 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 169.4 |  |  |  | 215.4 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 22.0 |  |  |  | 28.1 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 15.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 11.6 |  |  |  | 15.8 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 203.1 |  |  | $ | 259.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 181.0 |  |  |  | 231.2 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 22.0 |  |  |  | 28.1 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |
|  | January 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 123.4 |  |  | $ | 164.7 |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | (12.6 | ) |  |  | (23.7 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 128.4 |  |  | $ | 169.7 |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  | $ | (12.6 | ) |  | $ | (23.7 | )

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