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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense | $ 27,200,000 |  | $ 3,500,000 | $ 62,000,000 | $ 38,200,000 |  |
Long-term debt | 1,056,900,000 |  |  | 1,056,900,000 |  |  | $ 974,600,000
Deferred tax liabilities, undistributed foreign earnings | 3,600,000 |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Euro Member Countries, Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 187.0 |
Debt repayment, remitted earnings, current period | € |  | € 145.0 |  |  |  |  |
United States of America, Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 218,400,000 |  |  | $ 218,400,000 |  |  |
Debt repayment, remitted earnings, prior period | 104,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repayment, remitted earnings, current period | $ 169,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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