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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Stock Repurchase Program and Cash Dividend (Details Textual) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Dec. 13, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		3,653,000	1,929,000	9,874,000	2,492,000
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share		$ 37.24	$ 39.02	$ 43.30	$ 36.40
Dec 2017 Repurchase Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased						20,000,000
May 2016 repurchase progam [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired				3,097,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	978,000
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share	$ 36.32