Receivables (Details 4) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) item
Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings
Receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number \| item	18	9
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification	$ 0.3	$ 0.1
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification	$ 0.3	$ 0.1

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953676-111524

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