Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended									12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012 2012 Acquisitions [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 2012 Acquisitions [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Customer Lists [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Trade Names [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Trade Names [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer Relationships [Member]	Aug. 02, 2012 Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 EDI and Xaloy [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Customer Lists [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Trade Names [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Noncompete Agreements [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Technology Asset [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Nov. 01, 2010 Micromedics [Member] Other 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Nov. 01, 2010 Micromedics [Member] Customer Lists [Member] Other 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Verbruggen [Member] Other 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Verbruggen [Member] Customer Lists [Member] Other 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Nov. 08, 2012 Kodama Chemical Industry Co., Ltd [Member] 2013 Acquisition [Member]	Nov. 08, 2012 Kodama Chemical Industry Co., Ltd [Member] Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] 2013 Acquisition [Member]	Nov. 08, 2012 Kodama Chemical Industry Co., Ltd [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] 2013 Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 14, 2012 EDI Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 21, 2012 Xaloy Superior Holdings, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Kreyenborg [Member] Person	Aug. 30, 2013 Kreyenborg [Member] Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Kreyenborg [Member] Trade Names [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Kreyenborg [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Covidien And Nellcor [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Covidien And Nellcor [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 27, 2013 Covidien And Nellcor [Member] Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date fair value																							$ 1,335									$ 5,500
Fair value of Cash transferred																							1,231					169,994
Holdback liability																							104
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, intangible assets					48,350	25,740		43,710		4,416					40,400	15,400	420	18,500		4,550		2,900	912	65	847			60,021	15,336	1,851	42,306		1,310
Amortization period					9 years	15 years	16 years	15 years	5 years	2 years	18 years				25 years	20 years	2 years	15 years		10 years		11 years		9 years	9 years				15 years	10 years	15 years		25 years	10 years
Acquired percent of the outstanding shares												100.00%		100.00%					100.00%		100.00%					100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Number of employees of acquired entity																												270
Cash acquired																												22,913
Debt assumed																												391
Goodwill	939,211	812,817																	13,312		8,461							115,103				2,301
Property Plant and Equipment acquired																																1,149
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, intangible assets																			7,500		4,017													740
Goodwill												24,058
Business combination goodwill related to tax deduction													11,000	15,600
Acquisition related expenses excluded from results			2,109											375
Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment			4,589											2,401
Intangible assets, amortization expense			11,713	13,159										3,829
Adjusted to include acquisition related expenses				2,109
Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory included in proforma results				4,589
Fair value of the consideration transferred, net of cash acquired																			$ 21,296		$ 13,305