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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	$ 39.4	$ 29.1
Level 1
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Level 2
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	18.7	8.4
Level 3
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	20.7	20.7
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Interest rate derivatives
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	16.2	8.9
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 1 | Interest rate derivatives
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 2 | Interest rate derivatives
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	16.2	8.9
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 3 | Interest rate derivatives
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other current assets | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.2	0.1
Other current assets | Level 1 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other current assets | Level 2 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.2	0.1
Other current assets | Level 3 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	(0.7)	(0.6)
Other current liabilities | Level 1 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities | Level 2 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	(0.7)	(0.6)
Other current liabilities | Level 3 | Foreign exchange hedges
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other long-term assets | Insurance annuity
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	20.7	20.7
Other long-term assets | Level 1 | Insurance annuity
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other long-term assets | Level 2 | Insurance annuity
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0	0.0
Other long-term assets | Level 3 | Insurance annuity
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	20.7	$ 20.7
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Cross currency swap
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	3.0
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 1 | Cross currency swap
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	0.0
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 2 | Cross currency swap
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	3.0
Other long-term assets and other current assets | Level 3 | Cross currency swap
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets (liabilities)	$ 0.0

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Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
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-Section 45
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