Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Pension Plan, United States [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 333,867	$ 295,320	$ 277,912
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	60,160	67,433
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	253,305	209,060
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,402	18,827
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	896	1,781
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Cash [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	896	1,781
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,471	4,286
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,471	4,286
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Basic Materials [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,144	2,705
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Basic Materials [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,144	2,705
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Consumer Goods [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,457	4,173
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Consumer Goods [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,457	4,173
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Financial [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5,930	6,989
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Financial [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5,930	6,989
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Healthcare [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,344	3,436
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Healthcare [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,344	3,436
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Industrial Goods [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,671	3,105
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Industrial Goods [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,671	3,105
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Technology [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,490	4,080
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Technology [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,490	4,080
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Utilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	857	822
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Equity Securities Utilities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	857	822
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	27,220	28,112
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	27,220	28,112
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	38,466	29,219
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	6,888	7,276
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities US Government [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	31,578	21,943
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities Corporate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	63,077	54,224
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities Corporate [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	63,077	54,224
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities Other [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,403	1,546
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Fixed Income Securities Other [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,403	1,546
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Types of Investments Real Estate Collective Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,402	18,827
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Types of Investments Real Estate Collective Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,402	18,827
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	155,247	131,347
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	155,247	131,347
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Type Of Investments Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	792	668
Pension Plan, United States [Member] | Other Type Of Investments Other | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	792	668
Pension Plan, International [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	35,604	37,473	$ 39,618
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	798	8
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	13,879	17,033
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,927	20,432
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	798	8
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Cash [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	798	8
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance Contracts [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,927	20,432
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	20,927	20,432
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	13,879	17,033
Pension Plan, International [Member] | Other Types of Investments Pooled Investment Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 13,879	$ 17,033