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Long-Term Debt - Senior Notes (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 11, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 15, 2011 EUR (€) | Jul. 28, 2009 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment charges |  | $ 22,000,000.0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Senior Notes due 2027 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |
Interest of senior notes |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |
Debt issuance costs |  | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due 2021 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 200,000,000.0 |
Interest of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | 7.375% |
Senior Notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000.0 |  |
Senior Notes due 2019 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  | $ 250,000,000.0
Interest of senior notes | 7.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt | $ 253,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption premium | $ 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment charges |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |  |

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