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SALE OF NON-UNITED STATES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2018
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) | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
European RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 190.3 |  |  | $ | 192.2 |  |  | $ | 540.6 |  |  | $ | 506.3 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs | 169.1 |  |  | 170.0 |  |  | 479.9 |  |  | 448.2 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 21.2 |  |  | 22.2 |  |  | 60.7 |  |  | 58.1 |
Loss associated with the programs | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |
Expenses associated with the programs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Singapore RPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 15.6 |  |  | $ | 12.4 |  |  | $ | 42.7 |  |  | $ | 37.4 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program | 13.5 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 36.4 |  |  | 32.0 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 2.1 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | 5.4 |
Loss associated with the program | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Expenses associated with the program | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Total RPAs and Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution | $ | 205.9 |  |  | $ | 204.6 |  |  | $ | 583.3 |  |  | $ | 543.7 |
Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program | 182.6 |  |  | 180.3 |  |  | 516.3 |  |  | 480.2 |
Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold | 23.3 |  |  | 24.4 |  |  | 67.1 |  |  | 63.5 |
Loss associated with the program | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |
Expenses associated with the program | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
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, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
European RPA |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution | $ | 137.7 |  |  | $ | 116.3 |
Deferred purchase price asset (liability) related to accounts receivable sold | 26.8 |  |  | (4.2 | )
Singapore RPA |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |
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 | $ | 143.7 |  |  | $ | 120.1 |
Deferred purchase price asset (liability) related to accounts receivable sold | 27.6 |  |  | (3.7 | )

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