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Subsequent Event
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Subsequent Event [Abstract]  
Subsequent Event
 
Note 17   Subsequent Event
 
On August 11, 2011 the stockholders of Varian approved the Merger Agreement with Applied, which is one of the conditions to the closing of the proposed merger.