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Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	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).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
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-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84158767&loc=d3e18780-107790

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