Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum cash borrowings and letters of credit		$ 216,000,000
Direct borrowings		65,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding		57,000,000
Amount of remaining borrowing capacity available for letters of credit		0	6,157,000
Repayments of other borrowings	15,000,000
U.S. and APAC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of availability of remaining borrowings		85,000,000
Amount of remaining borrowing capacity available for letters of credit		66,000,000
EMEA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of availability of remaining borrowings		9,000,000
Fair Value [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lines of credit and long-term debt fair value		786,000,000
Lines of credit and long-term debt carrying value		841,000,000
ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold to be subject to financial covenant restrictions, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 15,000,000
Threshold to be subject to financial covenant restrictions, percent of total borrowing base availability		10.00%