Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 654,626,000		$ 370,649,000
Accumulated Amortization & Translation	201,021,000		171,880,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period	12 years
Other intangible assets, net	453,605,000		198,769,000
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	21,281,000		12,481,000
Accumulated Amortization & Translation	2,937,000		2,337,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period	14 years
Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	326,620,000		133,842,000
Accumulated Amortization & Translation	93,780,000		84,371,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period	11 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	233,246,000		199,379,000
Accumulated Amortization & Translation	90,704,000		75,700,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period	14 years
License And Distribution Rights And Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	73,479,000		24,947,000
Accumulated Amortization & Translation	13,600,000		9,472,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period	8 years
Sauflon [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period		10 years
Sauflon [Member] | Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period		10 years
Sauflon [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period		15 years
Sauflon [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		43,100,000