Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item	$ 0	$ 0
Derivative, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash	0	0
Exposure to Credit Risk	1,000,000	5,000,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	40,000,000	45,000,000
Steel Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	13,000,000	11,000,000
Diesel Fuel Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	8,000,000	2,000,000
Mexican Financial Services [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		78,000,000
Mexican Financial Services [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 138,000,000