Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail) - Participant	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Pension Plan
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	1,332	1,442
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	1,433	1,442
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	2,389	2,421
Pension Plan | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	1,214	1,306
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	790	804
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	942	925
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | Germany
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	47	67
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	85	72
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	253	254
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)	419	431
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	699	699
Pension Plan | Foreign Plan | Netherlands
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	71	69
Vested former employees and deferred members (participant)	95	89
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	441	488
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)	44	46
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	54	55
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants (participant)	12	20
Retirees and beneficiaries (participant)	625	653