Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014 Participant	Oct. 31, 2013 Participant
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	2,131	2,244
Vested former employees	2,149	2,184
Retirees and beneficiaries	4,131	4,147
Other plan participants	30	35
USA [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	1,772	1,880
Vested former employees	1,431	1,452
Retirees and beneficiaries	2,372	2,320
Other plan participants	0	0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	25	26
Vested former employees	0	0
Retirees and beneficiaries	779	894
Other plan participants	0	0
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | USA [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	12	12
Vested former employees	0	0
Retirees and beneficiaries	683	793
Other plan participants	0	0
UNITED KINGDOM | Non-United States [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	112	122
Vested former employees	60	64
Retirees and beneficiaries	256	250
Other plan participants	0	0
Germany [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	133	133
Vested former employees	399	399
Retirees and beneficiaries	718	718
Other plan participants	0	0
Netherlands [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	66	48
Vested former employees	238	249
Retirees and beneficiaries	728	804
Other plan participants	30	35
Other International [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	48	61
Vested former employees	21	20
Retirees and beneficiaries	57	55
Other plan participants	0	0
South Africa [Member] | Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Active participants	13	14
Vested former employees	0	0
Retirees and beneficiaries	96	101
Other plan participants	0	0