Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail) - Participant	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Pension Plan
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	1,442	1,573
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	1,442	2,149
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	2,421	4,114
Pension Plan | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	1,306	1,405
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	804	1,484
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	925	2,565
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | Germany
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	67	95
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	72	60
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	254	258
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | United Kingdom
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	0	0
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	431	462
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	699	699
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | Netherlands
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	69	73
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	89	89
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	488	534
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | Other International
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	0	0
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	46	54
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	55	58
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	20	22
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	653	704