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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Actuarial Assumptions Used for the Measurement of Benefit Obligations and Pension Costs (Detail) - Other Postretirement Benefits Plan | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016
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Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Actuarial assumptions used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and the pension costs | 4.12% | 4.10%
United States |  |
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Actuarial assumptions used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and the pension costs | 3.44% | 3.38%
South Africa |  |
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Actuarial assumptions used to measure the year-end benefit obligations and the pension costs | 9.80% | 9.50%

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- Definition Defined benefit plan assumptions used calculating benefit obligation and net periodic pension costs discount rate. + References No definition available. + Details
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