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Debt Instruments, Number of Instruments, Increase

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Debt Payment, Percentage of Property Tax Payment Due

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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, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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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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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Other Financing Arrangements (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2013 EUR (€) payment debt_instrument	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from long-term debt				$ 30.0	$ 0.7
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 2,146.2			$ 2,146.2		$ 2,128.9
Investment in Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term investment commitment, minimum amount							$ 47.0
Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of incremental debt instruments \| debt_instrument			2
Loan \| Italian subsidized loan due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt issued \| €			€ 6.0
Proceeds from long-term debt \| €		€ 0.6	€ 5.4
Stated rate (as percent)	0.50%		0.50%	0.50%
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 3.6			$ 3.6		4.1
Loan \| Italian bank loan due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt issued \| €			€ 0.7
Proceeds from long-term debt \| €		€ 0.1	€ 0.6
Number of semi-annual installments \| payment			6
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0.7			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%
Loan \| Government of Austria research and development loans due March 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 2.7			$ 2.7		$ 3.5
Other Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of property tax payment due (as percent)							50.00%