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Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Margin On Base Rate Loans Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Margin On Foreign Currency Loans Percentage

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

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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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 amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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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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Debt (Narrative) (Details)				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term debt (Note 6)				$ 454,600,000	$ 454,600,000	$ 37,100,000
Term loans				$ 1,475,000,000	$ 1,475,000,000	$ 1,550,000,000
Required minimum Interest coverage ratio					3.00
Required maximum total leverage ratio					3.75
Interest coverage ratio				11.17	11.17
Total leverage ratio				1.99	1.99
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.125%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.25%
2016 Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, potential additional borrowing capacity			$ 750,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate commitment amount of credit facility			$ 1,000,000,000.0
2017 Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
2017 Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
2017 Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
2017 Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
2016 Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, initiation date			Mar. 01, 2016
Term loans			$ 830,000,000
Line of credit facility interest rate margin on base rate loans percentage			1.00%
Line of credit facility interest rate margin on foreign currency loans percentage			1.75%
Amount available under the credit agreement				$ 999,500,000	$ 999,500,000
2016 Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.75%
Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date			Mar. 01, 2021
Term Loan Agreement 2019 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt term	364 days
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Short-term debt (Note 6)				$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Weighted average interest rate				3.10%	3.04%
Term Loan Agreement 2019 \| Senior Notes \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Term Loan Agreement 2019 \| Senior Notes \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.60%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt term		5 years
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 1,425,000,000
Interest rate				3.75%	3.75%
Term loans				$ 1,425,000,000	$ 1,425,000,000
Amount outstanding on credit agreement					$ 50,000,000