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Debt Instrument Covenant Annual Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization, Ratio Step Down

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Debt instruments covenant interest coverage ratio.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt - Credit Agreement (Details)			12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Credit Agreement (Details)	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019	Feb. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2009 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under Prior Credit Agreement			$ 2,756,300,000	$ 907,600,000
Current portion of long-term debt			83,700,000	18,800,000
Long-term debt			2,659,000,000.0	884,100,000
Debt extinguishment charges			22,000,000.0	0	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity							$ 800,000,000.0
2017 Credit Agreement - Term Loan \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under Prior Credit Agreement			0	3,800,000
Debt extinguishment charges			800,000
Secured Term Loan A-1 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt							1,275,000,000.0
Multicurrency Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity							600,000,000.0
U.S. Dollar Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity							200,000,000.0
2019 Credit Agreement - Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under Prior Credit Agreement			1,688,300,000
2019 Credit Agreement - Term Loans \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity							800,000,000.0
Amount outstanding under Prior Credit Agreement			76,100,000	0
Current portion of long-term debt			83,700,000
Long-term debt			$ 1,604,600,000
Weighted average interest rate on the Prior Credit Agreement			4.05%
Actual interest rate on the Prior Credit Agreement			3.71%
Debt issuance costs			$ 8,000,000.0
Debt extinguishment charges			5,500,000
2019 Credit Agreement - Term Loans \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			$ 10,800,000
Secured Term Loan A-2 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt							400,000,000.0
Senior Note due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt							700,000,000.0
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio, adjusted EBITDA			4.75
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio, adjusted EBITDA			3.00
Senior Notes \| Senior Note due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt							$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Amount outstanding under Prior Credit Agreement			$ 0	$ 249,100,000
Debt extinguishment charges			$ 700,000
Interest of senior notes						7.75%
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant EBITDA		0.25
Scenario, Forecast \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio, adjusted EBITDA	4.00