Actual percentage of alternative investments that the US equity portfolio consist.

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)(i)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (c)(i)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e2446-114920

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Target allocation minimum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS, Target Allocations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, minimum range	0.00%
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, maximum range	6.00%
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, minimum range	0.00%
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, maximum range	7.00%
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, minimum range	40.00%
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, maximum range	60.00%
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, minimum range	37.00%
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets, maximum range	60.00%
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	60.00%	60.00%	60.00%
United States Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Us Portfolio Equity Securities Percentage Of Alternative Investments	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
United States Pension Plans [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
United States Pension Plans [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%
United States Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Us Portfolio Equity Securities Percentage Of Alternative Investments	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
United States Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
United States Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation Percentage of Plan Assets	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%