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Debt Instrument, Cash Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Payment In Kind Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 20
-Article 5

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 16
-Article 9

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

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Maximum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399

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-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Amount of long-term debt, after unamortized discount or premium, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer (current maturities). Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	May 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 2,723.2			$ 2,679.9
Less original issue discount, net of accumulated amortization of $5.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively	(10.4)			(12.0)
Less current portion	(620.4)			(21.2)
Balance, end of the period	2,092.4			2,646.7
Accumulated amortization	$ 5.7			4.1
Government of Austria research and development loans due March 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, minimum (as percent)	1.56%
Stated rate, maximum (as percent)	3.16%
Domestic credit agreement \| USD term loan due March 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,141.8			1,150.6
Current interest rate (as percent)	4.25%
Domestic credit agreement \| USD term loan due March 2021 \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	2.25%
Domestic credit agreement \| USD term loan due March 2021 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	3.25%
Variable interest rate floor (as percent)	1.00%
Foreign credit agreement \| Euro term loan due March 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 521.7			517.5
Current interest rate (as percent)	4.50%
Foreign credit agreement \| Euro term loan due March 2021 \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	2.50%
Foreign credit agreement \| Euro term loan due March 2021 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	3.50%
Variable interest rate floor (as percent)	1.00%
Senior notes \| Senior PIK Toggle Notes due May 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 550.0			550.0
Cash interest rate (as percent)	8.75%				8.75%
PIK interest rate (as percent)	9.50%				9.50%
Senior notes \| 7.50% senior notes due February 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 450.0			450.0
Stated rate (as percent)	7.50%						7.50%
Seller financing \| Seller financing, non-Interest Bearing Loan Due May 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0.0			2.0		$ 4.0
Loan \| Government of Austria research and development loans due March 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	3.7			4.7
Loan \| Italian subsidized loan due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 4.2			4.3
Stated rate (as percent)	0.50%	0.50%
Loan \| Italian bank loan due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0.7			0.7
Loan \| Italian bank loan due June 2020 \| Euribor rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)	7.10%	7.10%
Other Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0.1			0.1
Other Obligations \| Note Payable to DSM Newco B.V.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 51.0			$ 0.0
Stated rate (as percent)	10.75%		10.75%