Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013 NrOSContracts
Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
Loss reclassified to interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges	$ 0.1
Unamortized loss on interest rate lock	2.1
Loss expected to be reclassified as interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, over the next twelve months	0.4
Other Derivative Financial Instruments not Designated for Hedge Accounting
Notional amount of foreign exchange contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	54.0
Notional amount of stock index futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	137.2
Notional amount of commodity futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	$ 14.6
Total number of counterparties of foreign exchange contracts Of Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6
Total number of stock index futures counterparties of other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	1
Total number of commodity futures counterparties of other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	1