Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	May 03, 2019	May 29, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	TORO CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000737758
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 03, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		106,435,227
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2