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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 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 July 31, |  |  | Nine months ended July 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 165.9 |  |  | $ | 266.7 |  |  | $ | 552.6 |  |  | $ | 784.0 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 147.1 |  |  |  | 235.2 |  |  |  | 489.5 |  |  |  | 692.0 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 18.8 |  |  |  | 31.5 |  |  |  | 63.1 |  |  |  | 92.0 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 2.0 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 12.0 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |  |  | $ | 36.4 |  |  | $ | 44.1 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |  | 13.0 |  |  |  | 36.4 |  |  |  | 44.1 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 177.9 |  |  | $ | 279.7 |  |  | $ | 589.0 |  |  | $ | 828.1 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 159.1 |  |  |  | 248.2 |  |  |  | 525.9 |  |  |  | 736.1 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 18.8 |  |  |  | 31.5 |  |  |  | 63.1 |  |  |  | 92.0 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 2.0 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs and the impact it has on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in millions):
|  | July 31, 2015 |  |  | October 31, 2014 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 121.6 |  |  | $ | 164.7 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (23.7 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 126.1 |  |  | $ | 169.7 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (23.7 | )

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