Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 765.8	$ 786.9
Service cost	12.4	15.5	$ 15.7
Interest cost	22.0	27.6	29.6
Plan participant contributions	0.2	0.2
Expenses paid from assets	(4.0)	(2.7)
Plan Amendments	0.5	(3.3)
Actuarial (gain) loss	70.1	15.7
Foreign currency effect	(43.4)	(33.7)
Benefits paid	(39.8)	(33.0)
Curtailments		(7.2)
Other		(0.2)
Benefit obligation at end of year	783.8	765.8	786.9
United States
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	432.1	419.6
Service cost	10.2	11.3	10.4
Interest cost	13.7	17.3	16.6
Plan participant contributions	0.0	0.0
Expenses paid from assets	(3.3)	(2.1)
Plan Amendments	0.5	(2.3)
Actuarial (gain) loss	39.1	9.1
Foreign currency effect	0.0	0.0
Benefits paid	(22.1)	(18.4)
Curtailments		(2.1)
Other		(0.3)
Benefit obligation at end of year	470.2	432.1	419.6
Non-United States | Germany
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	38.7	41.9
Service cost	0.5	0.5	0.6
Interest cost	0.8	0.9	1.3
Plan participant contributions	0.0	0.0
Expenses paid from assets	0.0	0.0
Plan Amendments	0.0	0.0
Actuarial (gain) loss	3.6	2.2
Foreign currency effect	(0.6)	(5.6)
Benefits paid	(1.2)	(1.2)
Curtailments		0.0
Other		0.0
Benefit obligation at end of year	41.8	38.7	41.9
Non-United States | United Kingdom
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	184.0	186.9
Service cost	0.8	1.8	2.5
Interest cost	5.7	6.5	7.5
Plan participant contributions	0.0	0.0
Expenses paid from assets	(0.7)	(0.7)
Plan Amendments	0.0	0.0
Actuarial (gain) loss	33.4	9.0
Foreign currency effect	(41.5)	(9.7)
Benefits paid	(10.3)	(7.3)
Curtailments		(2.5)
Other		0.0
Benefit obligation at end of year	171.4	184.0	186.9
Non-United States | Netherlands
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	100.8	123.6
Service cost	0.7	1.4	1.6
Interest cost	1.4	2.4	3.6
Plan participant contributions	0.2	0.2
Expenses paid from assets	0.2	0.2
Plan Amendments	0.0	(1.0)
Actuarial (gain) loss	(7.1)	(4.6)
Foreign currency effect	(1.2)	(16.2)
Benefits paid	(4.9)	(5.2)
Curtailments		0.0
Other		0.0
Benefit obligation at end of year	90.1	100.8	123.6
Non-United States | Other International
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	10.2	14.9
Service cost	0.2	0.5	0.6
Interest cost	0.4	0.5	0.6
Plan participant contributions	0.0	0.0
Expenses paid from assets	(0.2)	(0.1)
Plan Amendments	0.0	0.0
Actuarial (gain) loss	1.1	0.0
Foreign currency effect	(0.1)	(2.2)
Benefits paid	(1.3)	(0.9)
Curtailments		(2.6)
Other		0.1
Benefit obligation at end of year	$ 10.3	$ 10.2	$ 14.9