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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Required maximum total leverage ratio.

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Required minimum interest coverage ratio.

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Total Leverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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States whether the entity was in compliance with the debt covenants throughout the reporting period, and describes facts and circumstances of any compliance failure.

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Description of minimum financial levels (for example, tangible net worth and working capital) and achievement of certain financial ratios (for example, working capital ratio and debt service coverage ratio), and adherence to certain clauses which generally require or restrict certain actions (for example, entering into a debt arrangement with equal or greater seniority, and selling or discontinuing a certain business segment or material subsidiary) to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement. May also include a discussion of the adverse consequences that would result if the entity violates or fails to satisfy the covenants.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Date the credit facility first became available, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)				12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loans				$ 1,550,000,000	$ 830,000,000
Required minimum interest coverage ratio			3.00
Required maximum total leverage ratio			3.75
Interest Coverage Ratio				10.66
Total Leverage Ratio				2.21
Debt instrument, covenant description				Pursuant to the terms of the 2016 Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Agreements discussed below, we are also required to maintain specified financial ratios: Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined, to be at least 3.00 to 1.00 at all times. Total Leverage Ratio, as defined, to be no higher than 3.75 to 1.00.
Debt instrument, covenant compliance				At October 31, 2017, we were in compliance with the Interest Coverage Ratio at 21.29 to 1.00 and the Total Leverage Ratio at 1.53 to 1.00.
Short-term debt				$ 37,100,000	23,400,000
Aggregate outstanding amount of letters of credit				4,700,000	4,900,000
Minimum [Member]
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Commitment fee percentage			0.125%
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.25%
2016 Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, initiation date			Mar. 01, 2016
Term loans			$ 830,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity			750,000,000
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member]
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Aggregate principal amount of credit facilities			$ 1,000,000,000.0
European Credit Facility [Member]
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Aggregate principal amount of credit facilities				35,400,000	36,300,000
Amount of credit facility utilized				$ 300,000
Weighted average interest rate on outstanding balances				1.20%
Non Guaranteed Euro Denominated Overdraft Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of credit facilities				$ 700,000	800,000
Amount of credit facility utilized				0
Asian Pacific Credit Facilities [Member] \| JAPAN
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of credit facilities				53,200,000	53,000,000
Amount of credit facility utilized				$ 35,100,000
Weighted average interest rate on outstanding balances				0.40%
Asian Pacific Credit Facilities [Member] \| Asia Pacific [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of credit facilities				$ 10,900,000	$ 11,400,000
Amount of credit facility utilized				$ 400,000
Weighted average interest rate on outstanding balances				3.50%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Face amount		$ 1,425,000,000.000		$ 1,425,000,000.000
Two Thousand Seventeen Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.00%
Two Thousand Seventeen Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.00%
Two Thousand Seventeen Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.75%
Two Thousand Seventeen Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.75%
2016 Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loans				125,000,000
Amount available under the credit agreement				$ 560,500,000
2016 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.00%
2016 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
2016 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.75%
2016 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Term Loan Agreement 2019 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Term Loan Agreement 2019 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.60%