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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum Allowed

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum Allowed After Material Acquisition

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Other Indebtedness Threshold Upon Default

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option

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Line Of Credit Facility, Extension Period

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extensions

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Minimum amount of principal or interest due on indebtedness or receivable securitization.

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Revolving credit facility committed to stand by letters of credit.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements (Domestic Credit Facility) (Details)		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2016
Medium-term Notes [Member] \| Domestic Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 750,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000
Number of extension periods \| extension	2
Extension period (in years)	1 year
Maximum borrowing capacity after increase	$ 350,000,000
Total net leverage ratio		3.50
Material acquisition ratio		4.00
Defaults, other indebtedness		$ 75,000,000
Defaults, judgements		75,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Minimum principal amount accelerated		75,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings		9,000,000
Committed standby letters of credit		2,000,000
Available for future borrowings		$ 739,000,000
2025 Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.35%
2027 Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.70%