Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 392,684	$ 381,262
Accumulated Amortization	115,258	89,952
Net Book Value	277,426	291,310
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	201,282	200,028
Accumulated Amortization	56,315	41,910
Net Book Value	144,967	158,118
Patent/Technology Costs [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	98,063	93,799
Accumulated Amortization	32,764	27,030
Net Book Value	65,299	66,769
Trade Names [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	83,022	77,846
Accumulated Amortization	17,003	12,173
Net Book Value	66,019	65,673
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	8,952	8,220
Accumulated Amortization	7,819	7,600
Net Book Value	1,133	620
Other [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,365	1,369
Accumulated Amortization	1,357	1,239
Net Book Value	$ 8	$ 130