Short Term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Facility Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 850,000,000
Maximum Facility	850,000,000
Commercial Paper	480,000,000	355,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Facility Current Borrowing Capacity	850,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Oct. 01, 2017
Line Of Credit Facility Frequency Of Commitment Fee Payment	annual
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description	$35,000 plus 8.5 basis points
Credit Facility Interest Rate Description	30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus from 75 to 125 basis points
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.085%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount	35,000
Credit Facility Covenant Terms	total debt to total capitalization of no greater than 70%
Credit Facility Covenant Compliance	actual ratio was 58%
Debt Covenant Total Debt To Total Capital Ratio	70.00%
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital	0.58
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Letter Of Credit [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Facility Current Borrowing Capacity	10,000,000	10,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	1,700,000	1,800,000
Commercial Paper [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Facility Interest Rate Description	interest based on, among other things, the size and maturity date of the note, the frequency of the issuance and our credit ratings, plus a spread of 5 basis points
Short Term Borrowings Term	$850 million unsecured CP program that is backstopped by the revolving syndicated credit facility. The amounts outstanding under the revolving syndicated credit facility and the CP program, either individually or in the aggregate, cannot exceed $850 million. The notes issued under the CP program may have maturities not to exceed 397 days from the date of issuance and bear interest based on, among other things, the size and maturity date of the note, the frequency of the issuance and our credit ratings, plus a spread of 5 basis points. Any borrowings under the CP program rank equally with our other unsecured debt.
Maximum Number Of Possible Days Outstanding For Commercial Paper Program	397 days
Commercial Paper	480,000,000	355,000,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.21%	0.17%
Credit Facility Minimum Amount Outstanding During Period	355,000,000
Credit Facility Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	$ 580,000,000
Commercial Paper [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.05%
Commercial Paper [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	14 days
Line of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period	0.15%
Commercial Paper [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	21 days
Line of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period	0.30%
Commercial Paper [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility Interest Rate During Period	0.21%