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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017
Receivables [Abstract] |
Company's Accounts Receivables Programs | The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivable sales programs:
| Three Months Ended July 31, |  | Nine Months Ended July 31,
(in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 192.2 |  |  | $ | 160.0 |  |  | $ | 506.3 |  |  | $ | 463.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs | 170.0 |  |  | 140.7 |  |  | 448.2 |  |  | 409.2 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 22.2 |  |  | 19.3 |  |  | 58.1 |  |  | 53.7 |
Loss associated with the programs | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the programs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 12.4 |  |  | $ | 11.4 |  |  | $ | 37.4 |  |  | $ | 32.5 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program | 10.3 |  |  | 11.4 |  |  | 32.0 |  |  | 32.5 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 2.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | — |
Loss associated with the program | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 204.6 |  |  | $ | 171.4 |  |  | $ | 543.7 |  |  | $ | 495.8 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program | 180.3 |  |  | 152.1 |  |  | 480.2 |  |  | 441.7 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 24.4 |  |  | 19.3 |  |  | 63.5 |  |  | 53.7 |
Loss associated with the program | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.7 |
Expenses associated with the program | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivable sales programs and the impact it has on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
(in millions) | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
European RPA |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution | $ | 147.8 |  |  | $ | 106.7 |
Deferred purchase price asset (liability) related to accounts receivable sold | 32.7 |  |  | (0.4 | )
Singapore RPA |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution | $ | 3.5 |  |  | $ | 4.0 |
Deferred purchase price asset related to accounts receivable sold | 0.8 |  |  | 0.5 |
Total RPAs and Agreements |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution | $ | 151.3 |  |  | $ | 110.7 |
Deferred purchase price asset related to accounts receivable sold | 33.5 |  |  | 0.1 |

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