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The aggregate costs of keeping the property in good condition but that do not appreciably prolong the life or increase the value of the property.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent maturity period, months	3 months
Depreciation expenses	$ 63,100,000us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 56,700,000us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 52,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Repair and maintenance costs	28,700,000	26,300,000	23,700,000
Goodwill impairment loss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Long-lived assets impairment loss	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Additional maintenance perpetual license period (in years)	20 years
Software product warranty period (in days)	90 days
Term Licenses
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
License fee percentage	75.00%
Maintenance fee percentage	100.00%
Perpetual licenses
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
License fee percentage	75.00%
Maintenance fee percentage	100.00%
Perpetual And Term Licenses
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
License fee percentage	75.00%
Maintenance fee percentage	100.00%
Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Hardware product warranty period (in months)	6 months
Intangible Assets \| Minimum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets amortization period	2 years
Intangible Assets \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets amortization period	10 years