SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009	Oct. 31, 2011 2006 Equity Incentive Plan	Oct. 31, 2011 Employee Stock Options Year	Oct. 31, 2011 Employee Stock Options Minimum	Oct. 31, 2011 Employee Stock Options Maximum	Oct. 31, 2011 Restricted stock units Year	Oct. 31, 2011 Performance shares Year	Oct. 31, 2011 Performance shares Minimum	Oct. 31, 2011 Performance shares Maximum	Oct. 31, 2011 Time-Vested Plan	Oct. 31, 2011 1996 and 2002 Price-Vested Plans CompensationPlan	Oct. 31, 2011 1996 and 2002 Price-Vested Plans Minimum	Oct. 31, 2011 1996 and 2002 Price-Vested Plans Maximum	Oct. 31, 2011 Executive Stock Option Plan (Age-Vested Plan) Year	Oct. 31, 2011 Executive Stock Option Plan (Age-Vested Plan) Option Holders Reaching Their 61st Birthday	Oct. 31, 2011 Executive Stock Option Plan (Age-Vested Plan) Option Holders Reaching Their 64th Birthday	Mar. 09, 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	Oct. 31, 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	Oct. 31, 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	Oct. 31, 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	Mar. 09, 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Minimum
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Reversal of share-based compensation expense	$ 3,400,000
Reversal of share-based compensation expense, net of taxes	2,000,000
Total shares exercised for share-based compensation plans		570,425	850,855	494,843		36,000							111,000	295,000			7,000
Total intrinsic value of the shares exercised		6,700,000	8,400,000	3,000,000
Total fair value of shares vested		2,400,000	8,100,000	3,800,000
Weighted average fair values of the purchase rights granted									$ 20.39												$ 1.16	$ 1.03	$ 0.86
Authorized for issuance					5,250,000															3,000,000
Shares of stock issued under the plan																					165,455	190,340	219,067
Percentage of purchase price of fair market value of the Company's common stock on the last trading day of the month																				95.00%
Weighted average price																					$ 22.02	$ 19.65	$ 16.29
Percentage of compensation to purchase																				10.00%
Aggregate purchases																					3,600,000	3,700,000	3,600,000
Annual limit on purchase of stock																				25,000
Shares available for award					530,648																937,379
Percentage of the awards that vest per year						25.00%							20.00%					50.00%	50.00%
Vesting period							1 year	5 years					1 year		4 years	8 years	1 year							6 months
Options expire after the date of grant						7 years							121 months	10 years
Total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures						$ 4,900,000			$ 13,200,000	$ 6,100,000							$ 500,000
Weighted-average vesting period						2.60			2.23	1.44							7.90
Percentage of the awards that vest on the second anniversary of the grant									50.00%
Percentage of the awards that vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant									50.00%
Percentage of the awards that vest on the first anniversary of the grant											0.00%	150.00%
Number of plans														2