The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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Segment and Geographic Information - Information Related to Company's Operating Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, net	$ 558,966	$ 512,439	$ 492,213	$ 449,621	$ 545,201	$ 503,317	$ 478,093	$ 426,450	$ 2,013,239	$ 1,953,061	$ 1,837,620
Gross profit (loss)	256,759	253,488	242,149	227,950	283,077	255,118	262,169	223,470	980,346	1,023,834	967,248
SG&A expense									916,144	895,949	832,066
Asset impairments									7,234	86,373	11,657
Operating income (loss)									56,968	41,512	123,525
Identifiable assets	1,718,240				1,764,223				1,718,240	1,764,223	1,696,121
Goodwill	273,167				268,589				273,167	268,589	332,488
Americas [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, net									991,625	914,406	843,078
Gross profit (loss)									429,868	425,607	390,249
SG&A expense									362,322	360,921	324,683
Asset impairments									5,267	3,891	8,686
Operating income (loss)									62,279	60,795	56,880
Identifiable assets	576,179				577,643				576,179	577,643	535,580
Goodwill	75,974				76,048				75,974	76,048	75,051
EMEA [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, net									710,852	761,100	728,952
Gross profit (loss)									393,944	453,727	436,088
SG&A expense									337,535	340,387	340,138
Asset impairments									560	1,331	1,785
Operating income (loss)									55,849	112,009	94,165
Identifiable assets	718,537				750,378				718,537	750,378	704,306
Goodwill	190,986				186,334				190,986	186,334	181,555
APAC [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, net									307,141	272,479	260,578
Gross profit (loss)									156,833	144,815	141,197
SG&A expense									157,247	147,949	128,207
Asset impairments									1,407	81,151	1,186
Operating income (loss)									(1,821)	(84,285)	11,804
Identifiable assets	224,149				231,879				224,149	231,879	298,503
Goodwill	6,207				6,207				6,207	6,207	75,882
Corporate operations [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues, net									3,621	5,076	5,012
Gross profit (loss)									(299)	(315)	(286)
SG&A expense									59,040	46,692	39,038
Operating income (loss)									(59,339)	(47,007)	(39,324)
Identifiable assets	$ 199,375				$ 204,323				$ 199,375	$ 204,323	$ 157,732