Gain on Sale of Product Line (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Gain on Sale of Product line [Abstract]

GainOnSaleofProductLine [Text Block]

The Company received $100.0 million in cash for the assets and intellectual property and after providing for the write-off of inventory, fixed assets and other costs incurred to complete the transaction, recorded a net gain of $85.4 million in nonoperating income during fiscal 2013. The sale of the assets and intellectual property related to the microphone product line did not qualify as a discontinued operation as it was not considered to be a component of the Company.