Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 BRL	Oct. 31, 2011 Italian RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Italian RPA [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2010 Italian RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 Italian RPA [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2009 Italian RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 Italian RPA [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2011 Singapore RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Singapore RPA [Member] SGD	Oct. 31, 2010 Singapore RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 Singapore RPA [Member] SGD	Oct. 31, 2009 Singapore RPA [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 Singapore RPA [Member] SGD	Oct. 31, 2011 Brazil Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Brazil Agreements [Member] BRL	Oct. 31, 2010 Brazil Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 Brazil Agreements [Member] BRL	Oct. 31, 2011 Malaysian Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Malaysian Agreements [Member] MYR	Oct. 31, 2010 Malaysian Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 Malaysian Agreements [Member] MYR	Oct. 31, 2009 Malaysian Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 Malaysian Agreements [Member] MYR
Sale of Non United States Accounts Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Financing receivable maximum amount under receivable purchase agreement				$ 162.7	€ 115.0					$ 12.0	15.0									$ 4.8	15.0
Financing expense associated with receivable purchase agreement		0.8	1.3	4.3	3.1	3.9	2.9	5.5	3.7	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.7	2.8	2.5	4.4	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.2
Accounts receivable which were sold under receivable purchase agreement				$ 149.2	€ 105.4	$ 162.9	€ 117.6			$ 9.8	12.2	$ 5.4	6.7			$ 0	0	$ 6.9	11.7	$ 4.1	12.6	$ 1.8	6.3
Additional Sale of Non United States Accounts Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Minimum percentage of eligible receivables related with bank funds initial purchase price	75.00%
Maximum percentage of eligible receivables related with bank funds initial purchase price	90.00%