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Revenues - Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |
Billed trade receivables | $ 826,700,000 | $ 835,800,000
Unbilled trade receivables | 115,300,000 | 53,900,000
Costs incurred in excess of amounts billed | 43,000,000.0 | 52,200,000
Capitalized commissions | 26,900,000 | $ 25,200,000
Capitalized contract price | 11,900,000 |
Capitalized contract cost, amortization | 10,200,000 |
Capitalized contract cost, impairment loss | 0 |
Contract with Customer, Liabilities [Roll Forward] |  |
Contract liabilities, balance at beginning of period | 36,400,000 |
Additional contract liabilities | 134,100,000 |
Recognition of deferred revenue | (114,900,000) |
Contract liabilities, balance at end of period | $ 55,600,000 |

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- Definition Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123353750&loc=SL49131252-203054 + Details
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