Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 102.0	$ 225.5
Depreciation and amortization	139.4	139.5
Gain on sale of an intangible	0.0	(19.0)
Decrease in operating capital	(119.8)	(19.7)
Other non-cash items	33.9	(9.7)
Net cash provided by operating activities	155.5	316.6
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(158.3)	(131.9)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired, and other	(11.2)	(50.8)
Net cash used in investing activities	(169.5)	(182.7)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,862.0	424.8
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,781.3)	(938.8)
Net (repayments) proceeds from short-term debt	(10.0)	417.4
Net payments related to share-based compensation awards	(8.4)	(4.3)
Dividends on common stock	(1.5)	(1.5)
Repurchase of common stock	(47.8)	(6.1)
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan	0.9	0.0
Debt issuance costs	(5.5)	(0.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	8.4	(108.7)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(3.1)	(0.5)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(8.7)	24.7
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	89.5	80.2
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	80.8	104.9
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 80.8	$ 104.9