Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - Pension Plans - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 366,042,000	$ 321,676,000	$ 171,181	$ 333,851,000
UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	177,180,000	150,793,000
UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,392,000	11,234,000
UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	164,788,000	139,559,000
International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	44,829,000	39,863,000		38,316,000
International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7,832,000	13,001,000
International | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	442,000	777,000
International | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7,390,000	12,224,000
Cash | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	355,000
Cash | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	355,000
Cash | International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	442,000	777,000
Cash | International | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	442,000	777,000
Money market funds | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		251,000
Money market funds | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		251,000
Basic materials | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	683,000	632,000
Basic materials | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	683,000	632,000
Consumer goods | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,788,000	1,614,000
Consumer goods | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,788,000	1,614,000
Financial | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,461,000	1,787,000
Financial | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,461,000	1,787,000
Healthcare | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,811,000	1,368,000
Healthcare | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,811,000	1,368,000
Industrial goods | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,021,000	1,403,000
Industrial goods | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,021,000	1,403,000
Technology | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,104,000	1,732,000
Technology | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,104,000	1,732,000
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	58,000,000	42,269,000
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Government | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	58,000,000	42,269,000
Corporate | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	100,909,000	94,650,000
Corporate | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	100,909,000	94,650,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5,879,000	2,640,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5,879,000	2,640,000
Insurance contracts | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7,390,000	12,224,000		$ 18,066,000
Insurance contracts | International | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7,390,000	12,224,000
Insurance contracts | International | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7,390,000	12,224,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Total
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,524,000	2,092,000
Other | UNITED STATES | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,524,000	2,092,000
Real estate collective funds | UNITED STATES | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	33,270,000	42,780,000
Pooled investment funds | UNITED STATES | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	155,592,000	128,103,000
Pooled investment funds | International | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 36,997,000	$ 26,862,000