Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Discounted Scheduled Payments, Discount Rate, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

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- Definition

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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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt \| Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt \| Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Feb. 27, 2017	Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		$ 1,008,148	$ 0
Other Committed And Uncommitted Revolving Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	8.35%	6.10%
Senior Notes \| 2017 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 989,800
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	1,600
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	8,600
Senior Notes \| 3.70% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Discounted Scheduled Payments, Discount Rate, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.30%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.70%
Senior Notes \| 4.95% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Discounted Scheduled Payments, Discount Rate, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.40%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500,000	500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.95%
Senior Notes \| 3.75% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Discounted Scheduled Payments, Discount Rate, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					0.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 350,000	$ 0			$ 350,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.75%