Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Other Derivative Financial Instruments not Designated for Hedge Accounting
2017 senior notes principal value repurchased	$ 250,000,000
Notional amount of foreign exchange contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	53,600,000
Notional amount of stock index futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	192,200,000
Notional amount of commodity futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting	12,600,000
Total number of counterparties of foreign exchange contracts Of Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	1
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
Senior Notes 2023 [Member]
Derivative Cash Flow Hedge [Line Items]
Prinicipal amount of debt issued	325,000,000
Interest rate on unsecured senior note debt	3.625%
Gain reclassified to interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges	25,000
Gain (loss) expected to be reclassified as interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, over the next twelve months	200,000
Gain on hedge from interest rate swap	2,000,000
Senior Notes 2017 [Member]
Derivative Cash Flow Hedge [Line Items]
Gain (loss) expected to be reclassified as interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, over the next twelve months	(200,000)
Unamortized loss on interest rate lock	(900,000)
Loss reclassified to interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges	300,000	300,000
Accelerated interest expense recognized resulting from the retirement of the portion of the 2017 notes	$ 900,000