Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 252,254	$ 249,607
Debt, Carrying Value	243,288	$ 241,434
Workplace Safety [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	37,112
Other Intangible Assets, Carrying Value	26,194
Other Intangible Assets, Estimated Fair Value	19,543
Other Intangible Assets, Impairment Loss	6,651
WPS APAC [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	26,246
WPS Americas [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 10,866