Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 401,659	$ 392,684
Accumulated Amortization	141,357	115,258
Net Book Value	260,302	277,426
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	207,493	201,282
Accumulated Amortization	71,608	56,315
Net Book Value	135,885	144,967
Patent/Technology Costs [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	97,640	98,063
Accumulated Amortization	37,873	32,764
Net Book Value	59,767	65,299
Trade Names [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	85,271	83,022
Accumulated Amortization	22,140	17,003
Net Book Value	63,131	66,019
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	9,855	8,952
Accumulated Amortization	8,347	7,819
Net Book Value	1,508	1,133
Other [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,400	1,365
Accumulated Amortization	1,389	1,357
Net Book Value	$ 11	$ 8