Stock-based Compensation Plans - Restricted and Performance-based Award Activity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted	$ 14.01
Cash-settled Performance-based Stock Unit [Member]
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	314	161	0
Granted	0	153	161
Vested	0	0	0
Forfeited	(142)	0	0
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 68.03	$ 84.75	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	172	314	161
Granted	$ 0.00	$ 50.52	$ 84.75
Vested	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Forfeited	$ 66.09	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 69.64	$ 68.03	$ 84.75
Performance-based Stock Unit [Member]
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	0
Granted	762
Vested	0
Forfeited	(110)
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	652
Granted	$ 28.19
Vested	$ 0.00
Forfeited	$ 27.24
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 28.35
Restricted Stock [Member]
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	41	0	10
Granted	2	44	1
Vested	(2)	(3)	(10)
Forfeited	0		(1)
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 24.13	$ 0.00	$ 35.81
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	41	41	0
Granted	$ 34.19	$ 25.06	$ 69.75
Vested	$ 34.19	$ 40.76	$ 39.76
Forfeited	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 35.81
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 24.13	$ 24.13	$ 0.00
Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	463	393	275
Granted	3	285	225
Vested	(215)	(158)	(90)
Forfeited	(57)	(57)	(17)
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 43.20	$ 48.80	$ 35.81
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	194	463	393
Granted	$ 27.24	$ 37.10	$ 59.25
Vested	$ 42.71	$ 46.18	$ 35.81
Forfeited	$ 42.46	$ 43.58	$ 46.53
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 43.74	$ 43.20	$ 48.80
Share-Settled Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	77	162	449
Granted	316	6	42
Vested	(26)	(90)	(323)
Forfeited	(68)	(1)	(6)
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 45.93	$ 35.54	$ 45.42
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	299	77	162
Granted	$ 28.13	$ 42.19	$ 53.72
Vested	$ 35.84	$ 27.22	$ 51.33
Forfeited	$ 39.13	$ 33.97	$ 48.35
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 29.54	$ 45.93	$ 35.54
Performance-based Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercisable, Number	0
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	0
Granted	299
Vested	0
Forfeited	0
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	299
Granted	$ 34.47
Vested	$ 0.00
Forfeited	$ 0.00
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 34.47
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.00
Market-based Stock Options [Member] [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercisable, Number	0
Shares
Nonvested, at beginning of year	0
Granted	917
Vested	0
Forfeited	(158)
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, at beginning of year	759
Granted	$ 27.24
Vested	$ 0.00
Forfeited	$ 27.24
Nonvested, at end of year	$ 27.24
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.00