Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefits paid	$ (1.4)
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	722.4	616.2
Service cost	16.7	13.4	12.7
Interest cost	27.6	29.6	29.6
Plan participant contributions	0.3	0.3
Expenses paid from assets	2.2	(1.1)
Plan amendments	0.4	1.7
Actuarial (gain) loss	(23.8)	91.9
Foreign currency effect	9.4	(1.7)
Benefits paid	(47.0)	(27.9)
Benefit obligation at end of year	703.8	722.4	616.2
USA [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	404.7	345.5
Service cost	11.5	10.0	9.0
Interest cost	15.9	16.6	16.6
Expenses paid from assets	1.9	(1.1)
Plan amendments	0.4
Actuarial (gain) loss	(40.6)	47.3
Benefits paid	(31.3)	(13.6)
Benefit obligation at end of year	358.7	404.7	345.5
Germany [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	35.3	27.9
Service cost	0.6	0.4	0.5
Interest cost	1.2	1.4	1.4
Actuarial (gain) loss	0.9	8.4
Foreign currency effect	2.4	(1.5)
Benefits paid	(1.4)	(1.3)
Benefit obligation at end of year	39.0	35.3	27.9
United Kingdom [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	161.9	142.1
Service cost	2.9	2.1	2.1
Interest cost	6.5	7.0	7.1
Plan participant contributions		0.1
Plan amendments		1.7
Actuarial (gain) loss	9.7	11.4
Foreign currency effect	0.8	3.9
Benefits paid	(6.9)	(6.4)
Benefit obligation at end of year	174.9	161.9	142.1
Netherlands [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	103.4	85.3
Service cost	1.2	0.5	0.7
Interest cost	3.3	3.9	3.9
Plan participant contributions	0.3	0.2
Actuarial (gain) loss	7.7	24.0
Foreign currency effect	7.0	(4.5)
Benefits paid	(6.0)	(6.0)
Benefit obligation at end of year	116.9	103.4	85.3
Other International [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	17.1	15.4
Service cost	0.5	0.4	0.4
Interest cost	0.7	0.7	0.6
Expenses paid from assets	0.3
Actuarial (gain) loss	(1.5)	0.8
Foreign currency effect	(0.8)	0.4
Benefits paid	(1.4)	(0.6)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$ 14.3	$ 17.1	$ 15.4