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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2016
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, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 135.1 |  |  | $ | 191.5 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs |  |  | 120.0 |  |  |  | 169.4 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 15.1 |  |  |  | 22.0 |
Loss associated with the programs |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Expenses associated with the programs |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 10.1 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 10.1 |  |  |  | 11.6 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution |  | $ | 145.2 |  |  | $ | 203.1 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program |  |  | 130.1 |  |  |  | 181.0 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 15.1 |  |  |  | 22.0 |
Loss associated with the program |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Expenses associated with the program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
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):
|  | January 31, 2016 |  |  | October 31, 2015 |
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 94.9 |  |  | $ | 114.8 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 21.5 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1.5 | )
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 4.2 |  |  | $ | 4.0 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total RPAs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution |  | $ | 99.1 |  |  | $ | 118.8 |
Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | 21.5 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1.5 | )

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