Fair Value - Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Liabilities
Amortized cost	$ 380,000
Recurring
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		$ 5,427
Deferred compensation plan investments	68,383	52,956
Total assets measured at fair value	1,259,368	874,636
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	4,573
Interest rate derivatives	181,189	214,586
Total liabilities measured at fair value	185,762	214,586
Recurring \| Government and institutional money market funds
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	810,935	816,253
Recurring \| Corporate obligations
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	380,050
Recurring \| Level 1
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		0
Deferred compensation plan investments	68,383	52,956
Total assets measured at fair value	879,318	869,209
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	0
Interest rate derivatives	0	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Level 1 \| Government and institutional money market funds
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	810,935	816,253
Recurring \| Level 1 \| Corporate obligations
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	0
Recurring \| Level 2
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		5,427
Deferred compensation plan investments	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	380,050	5,427
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	4,573
Interest rate derivatives	181,189	214,586
Total liabilities measured at fair value	185,762	214,586
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Government and institutional money market funds
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	0	$ 0
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Corporate obligations
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents available for sale	$ 380,050

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