Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 320.2	$ 2,834.4
Depreciation and amortization	257.1	231.9
Settlement of contingent consideration (Note 2)	(40.7)	0.0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (Note 2)	(10.7)	56.8
Net changes in operating capital	(8.7)	(81.6)
Deferred income taxes	55.0	(2,489.5)
Other non-cash items	(10.5)	12.1
Net cash provided by operating activities	561.7	564.1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(147.1)	(149.4)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired, and other	(1,636.5)	(234.9)
Proceeds from sale of interest in a subsidiary (Note 2)	52.1	0.0
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,731.5)	(384.3)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,503.0	815.0
Repayments of long-term debt	(549.6)	(1,019.4)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	462.7	33.0
Net (payments) proceeds related to share-based compensation awards	(8.0)	6.0
Dividends on common stock	(1.5)	(1.5)
Repurchase of common stock	(78.5)	(24.8)
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan	5.4	4.1
Debt issuance costs	(3.5)	0.0
Settlement of contingent consideration (Note 2)	(2.2)	0.0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,327.8	(187.6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(8.0)	4.0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale	150.0	(3.8)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	96.6	116.8
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale at end of period	246.6	113.0
Reconciliation of cash flow information:
Cash and cash equivalents	246.3	112.2
Restricted cash included in other current assets	0.3	0.6
Cash held for sale	0.0	0.2
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash held for sale at end of period	$ 246.6	$ 113.0