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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets and Goodwill

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Per share price of shares purchased for acquisition.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Income (expense) and gain (loss) recognized from the settlement of a preexisting relationship between the acquirer and the acquiree.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			27 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2011 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2011 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2011 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. HKD	Feb. 10, 2012 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd.	Oct. 25, 2013 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2012 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2012 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2012 International Mining Machinery Holdings Ltd. Cost of sales USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2011 LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 LeTourneau Technologies, Inc.	Oct. 26, 2012 LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2011 LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of acquisition					Dec. 29, 2011						Jun. 22, 2011
Number of shares purchased	534.8
Outstanding common stock acquired	41.10%	41.10%	41.10%
Per share price of shares purchased for acquisition			8.50
Number of shares purchased, value	$ 584,600,000	$ 584,600,000					$ 16,200,000			$ 1,100,000,000
Percentage of beneficial ownership interest after tender offer purchase		69.20%	69.20%	98.90%			100.00%
Gain on preexisting interest	19,400,000	19,400,000
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired as part of business combination	1,160,211,000	1,160,211,000								565,388,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	72,500,000									37,200,000
Amortized intangible assets	80,000,000									181,200,000
Weighted average useful life, in years	13 years 9 months 18 days									18 years
Inventory fair value adjustment associated with the acquisition									20,900,000			11,500,000	7,700,000
Acquisition cost					$ 600,000	$ 15,600,000		$ 24,800,000				$ 500,000	$ 10,900,000