Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 Country	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Nov. 01, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of countries in wide range of distribution channels	100
Fixed asset impairments	$ 12,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 12,000,000
Goodwill impairment losses in continuing operations			74,145,000
Goodwill	261,625,000	257,050,000	268,589,000	332,488,000
Advertising costs	93,000,000	118,000,000	121,000,000
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	459,068,000	254,490,000
Americas [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	75,000,000
EMEA [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	180,000,000
APAC [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	6,000,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	$ 157,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	2 years
Improvements, basis points range	0
Improvements, basis points range	(70)
Minimum [Member] | Long-Lived Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, annual revenue growth rate	(15.00%)
Minimum [Member] | Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, annual revenue growth rate	(4.00%)
Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	20 years
Improvements, basis points range	420
Improvements, basis points range	260
Maximum [Member] | Long-Lived Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, annual revenue growth rate	20.00%
Maximum [Member] | Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, annual revenue growth rate	10.00%