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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recurring Fair Value Measurements | The following table presents the fair value of those assets and (liabilities) measured on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2021 and 2020:
| October 31, 2021
| Assets |  | Liabilities
(in millions) | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Interest rate derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (16.8) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (16.8) |
Foreign exchange hedges | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1) |
Insurance annuity | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20.9 |  |  | 20.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cross currency swap | — |  |  | 10.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 10.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2) |
| October 31, 2020
| Assets |  | Liabilities
(in millions) | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Interest rate derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (37.9) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (37.9) |
Foreign exchange hedges | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.6) |  |  | — |  |  | (1.6) |
Insurance annuity | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.4 |  |  | 21.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cross currency swap | — |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Schedule of Estimated Fair Values for the Company's Senior Notes and Assets Held by Special Purpose Entities | The following table presents the estimated fair values for the Company’s Senior Notes due 2027:
(in millions) | October 31, 2021 |  | October 31, 2020
Senior Notes due 2027 estimated fair value | $ | 520.0 |  |  | $ | 524.4 |
Schedule of Quantitative about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used to Determine Fair Value of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used | The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value of the impairment of long-lived assets held and used and net assets held for sale for the twelve months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020:
| Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(in millions) | Fair Value of Impairment |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Range of Input Values
October 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Net Assets Held for Sale | $ | 1.0 |  |  | Indicative Bids |  | Indicative Bids |  | N/A
Impairment of Long Lived Assets | $ | 7.9 |  |  | Discounted Cash Flows, Indicative Bids |  | Discounted Cash Flows, Indicative Bids |  | N/A
Total | $ | 8.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
October 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets | $ | 18.5 |  |  | Discounted Cash Flows, Indicative Bids |  | Discounted Cash Flows, Indicative Bids |  | N/A
Total | $ | 18.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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