Income Taxes - Income Taxes Computed at the U.S. Statutory Rate and Income Tax (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Domestic Production Deduction	(1.71%)	(1.82%)	(1.76%)
Foreign tax rate variances, net of foreign tax credits	(3.39%)	(2.31%)	(2.51%)
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	0.28%	0.43%	0.42%
Amounts related to prior years	(1.00%)	(0.31%)	(1.31%)
Other - net	(0.48%)	0.10%	(0.53%)
Effective tax rate	28.70%	31.09%	29.31%