Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at Beginning of Year	$ 4,502	$ 4,487	$ 4,265
Assumed from Acquisitions	10	178	121
Charged to Expense	1,867	1,014	867
Deductions	945	773	551
Currency Effects	101	(404)	(215)
Balance at End of Year	5,535	4,502	4,487
Inventory Obsolescence and Other Reserves [Member]
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at Beginning of Year	28,230	26,744	26,579
Assumed from Acquisitions	35	333	1,045
Charged to Expense	6,684	9,154	6,706
Deductions	6,096	6,741	6,361
Currency Effects	471	(1,260)	(1,225)
Balance at End of Year	$ 29,324	$ 28,230	$ 26,744

Reflects net changes to the recorded reserve value for foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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