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Guarantor Financial Information (Details) (Guarantor Subsidiaries, Guarantee on senior notes, 2019 Senior Notes, USD $)
Oct. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2011
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Guarantee on senior notes | 2019 Senior Notes
   
Performance and payment guaranteed    
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued $ 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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