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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - $ / shares		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - $ / shares	Dec. 12, 2018	Dec. 18, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Dec. 13, 2017	May 23, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized			400,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized			15,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			146,200,000
Common Stock Reserved for Outstanding Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units			7,300,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued			0	0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared			$ 0.41	$ 0.24
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired			12,108,000	7,694,000	13,652,000
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share			$ 41.56	$ 37.81	$ 28.77
Percentage of Ownership of Company's Common Stock for Restricts Certain Transfers			4.95%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.11
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		783,000
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share		$ 32.02
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			5,100,000
Employee Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			448,000
Dec 2016 Repurchase Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorization to repurchase shares							20,000,000
Dec 2017 Repurchase Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorization to repurchase shares						20,000,000
Dec 2018 Repurchase Program [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorization to repurchase shares	20,000,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		210,000