Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Current:
Federal	$ 25,894	$ 15,222	$ 24,005
State and local	4,435	5,892	1,268
non-U.S.	28,406	14,861	11,955
Total Current	58,735	35,975	37,228
Deferred:
Federal	10,587	(372)	(8,762)
State and local	4,908	653	2,062
non-U.S.	(3,153)	4,315	(6,467)
Total Deferred	12,342	4,596	(13,167)
Total Current and Deferred income taxes	$ 71,077	$ 40,571	$ 24,061