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Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and equipment (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Minimum [Member] | Buildings, Related Improvements & Land Improvements [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P5Y
Minimum [Member] | Machinery & Equipment [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P3Y
Minimum [Member] | Computer Hardware & Software [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P3Y
Minimum [Member] | Office Furniture Equipment & Other [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P3Y
Maximum [Member] | Buildings, Related Improvements & Land Improvements [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P39Y
Maximum [Member] | Machinery & Equipment [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P15Y
Maximum [Member] | Computer Hardware & Software [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P10Y
Maximum [Member] | Office Furniture Equipment & Other [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives | P15Y

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- Definition Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68071081&loc=d3e1205-110223 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84158767&loc=d3e18780-107790 + Details
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