Other Information - Contingencies (Details) € in Millions	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016 EUR (€) customer claim
U.S. \| Recall of lots of defective products
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending loss contingency claims	2
Pending loss contingency, number of customers \| customer	1
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs	2
Italy \| Italian client dispute
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of penalty per day sought by client \| €	€ 0.2
Banner Acquisition \| Softgel Services \| Service concentration risk \| Sales revenue
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage (generally less than) (as percent)	10.00%

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