Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Actuarial Assumptions Used to Measure Benefit Obligations and Pension Costs (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.30%	3.92%	4.94%
Expected return on plan assets	5.70%	6.46%	7.20%
Rate of compensation increase	2.99%	2.99%	3.13%
USA [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.75%	4.00%	4.90%
Expected return on plan assets	6.00%	6.75%	8.25%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Germany [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.40%	3.50%	5.25%
Rate of compensation increase	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
United Kingdom [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.25%	4.25%	5.00%
Expected return on plan assets	6.50%	6.75%	7.50%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50%	3.50%	4.00%
Netherlands [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.25%	3.25%	5.00%
Expected return on plan assets	3.25%	5.00%	4.25%
Rate of compensation increase	2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
Other International [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.28%	4.89%	5.55%
Expected return on plan assets	5.82%	6.55%	6.60%
Rate of compensation increase	2.35%	2.29%	2.70%