Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Allocation of Pension Plan Assets (Detail)	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Pension Plan, United States [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	27.00%	37.00%
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	29.00%	20.00%
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Pooled Investment Funds [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	43.00%	42.00%
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	1.00%	1.00%
Pension Plan, International [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	60.00%	56.00%
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Pooled Investment Funds [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	39.00%	43.00%
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Other [Member]
Allocation of pension plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	1.00%	1.00%