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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 08, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum cash borrowings and letters of credit	$ 175,000,000
Direct borrowings	97,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding	55,000,000
Long-term debt including current maturities	822,233,000		$ 828,590,000
Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lines of credit and long-term debt fair value	583,000,000
ABL Credit Facility
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%
2020 Notes - 10.000% Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
2018 Notes - 7.875% Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.875%
2017 Notes - 8.875% Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.875%
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of availability of remaining borrowings	$ 23,000,000
Line or Letter of Credit \| U.S. and APAC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of availability of remaining borrowings	0
Letter of Credit \| EMEA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of availability of remaining borrowings	$ 0
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Liabilities subject to compromise		$ 500,000,000
Debtor-in-possession financing, amount arranged		$ 175,000,000.0