Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 786.9	$ 703.8
Service cost	15.5	15.7	$ 16.7
Interest cost	27.6	29.6	27.6
Plan participant contributions	0.2	0.3
Expenses paid from assets	(2.7)	(2.5)
Plan amendments	(3.3)	(0.5)
Actuarial (gain) loss	15.7	92.8
Foreign currency effect	(33.7)	(14.6)
Benefits paid	(33.0)	(37.7)
Curtailments	(7.2)
Other	(0.2)
Benefit obligation at end of year	765.8	786.9	703.8
USA [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	419.6	358.7
Service cost	11.3	10.4	11.5
Interest cost	17.3	16.6	15.9
Expenses paid from assets	(2.1)	(1.2)
Plan amendments	(2.3)	0.4
Actuarial (gain) loss	9.1	51.4
Benefits paid	(18.4)	(16.7)
Curtailments	(2.1)
Other	(0.3)
Benefit obligation at end of year	432.1	419.6	358.7
Germany [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	41.9	39.0
Service cost	0.5	0.6	0.6
Interest cost	0.9	1.3	1.2
Actuarial (gain) loss	2.2	5.7
Foreign currency effect	(5.6)	(3.3)
Benefits paid	(1.2)	(1.4)
Benefit obligation at end of year	38.7	41.9	39.0
United Kingdom [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	186.9	174.9
Service cost	1.8	2.5	2.9
Interest cost	6.5	7.5	6.5
Expenses paid from assets	(0.7)	(1.1)
Actuarial (gain) loss	9.0	15.9
Foreign currency effect	(9.7)	(0.4)
Benefits paid	(7.3)	(12.4)
Curtailments	(2.5)
Benefit obligation at end of year	184.0	186.9	174.9
Netherlands [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	123.6	116.9
Service cost	1.4	1.6	1.2
Interest cost	2.4	3.6	3.3
Plan participant contributions	0.2	0.3
Expenses paid from assets	0.2
Plan amendments	(1.0)	(0.9)
Actuarial (gain) loss	(4.6)	18.1
Foreign currency effect	(16.2)	(9.9)
Benefits paid	(5.2)	(6.1)
Benefit obligation at end of year	100.8	123.6	116.9
Other International [Member] | Non-United States [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	14.9	14.3
Service cost	0.5	0.6	0.5
Interest cost	0.5	0.6	0.7
Expenses paid from assets	(0.1)	(0.2)
Actuarial (gain) loss		1.7
Foreign currency effect	(2.2)	(1.0)
Benefits paid	(0.9)	(1.1)
Curtailments	(2.6)
Other	0.1
Benefit obligation at end of year	$ 10.2	$ 14.9	$ 14.3