Shareholders Equity and Comprehensive Income - Rollforward of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (159.0)	$ (196.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(37.1)	(14.4)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0.5	0.4
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(36.6)	(14.0)
Ending Balance	(195.6)	(210.0)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(63.3)	(69.1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(36.5)	(14.6)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(36.5)	(14.6)
Ending Balance	(99.8)	(83.7)
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(0.6)	(0.9)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(0.1)	(0.1)
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0.5	0.4
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0.4	0.3
Ending Balance	(0.2)	(0.6)
Minimum Pension Liability Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(95.1)	(126.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(0.5)	0.3
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(0.5)	0.3
Ending Balance	$ (95.6)	$ (125.7)