Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Singapore RPA [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 Singapore RPA [Member] SGD	Apr. 30, 2013 Malaysian Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 Malaysian Agreement [Member] MYR	Apr. 30, 2013 European RPA [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 European RPA [Member] EUR (€)
Finance Receivable Transferred To Held For Sale [Line Items]
Financing receivable maximum amount under receivable purchase agreement		$ 12.1	15.0	$ 4.9	15.0	$ 188.7	€ 145.0
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%