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Line Of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit, Percentage of EBITDA

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Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Financing Arrangements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 01, 2024	Dec. 17, 2021	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Apr. 01, 2020
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Potential additional borrowing capacity	$ 1,150.0
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, increase limit, percentage of EBITDA	100.00%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Base Rate \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Base Rate \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.87%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Foreign Currency Rate \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.87%
Credit Agreement 2024 \| Foreign Currency Rate \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility 2021
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,500.0
Potential additional borrowing capacity		$ 1,125.0
Interest rate (in percent)			5.11%
Debt outstanding			$ 1,500.0
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility 2021 \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility 2021 \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility, 2021 Base Rate Loans \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility 2021, Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
Revolving credit \| Credit Agreement 2024 \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,300.0
Debt outstanding			$ 956.3
Interest rate (in percent)			5.24%
Revolving credit \| Credit Agreement 2024 \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.10%
Revolving credit \| Credit Agreement 2024 \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.20%
Revolving credit \| Credit Agreement 2020 \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 1,290.0
Revolving credit \| European Credit Facilities \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 36.3	$ 33.7
Debt outstanding			$ 10.2
Weighted average interest rate (in percent)			3.19%
Revolving credit \| Asian Pacific Credit Facilities - Yen-Denominated \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 73.1	$ 73.6
Debt outstanding			$ 36.8
Weighted average interest rate (in percent)			0.90%
Term Loan Facility 2020 \| Credit Agreement 2020 \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					850.0
Repayment of borrowings	$ 1,170.0
Revolving Credit Facility And Term Loan Facility 2020 \| Credit Agreement 2020 \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Potential additional borrowing capacity					$ 1,605.0