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Business Combinations and Acquisition of Non-controlling Interest - Additional Information (Detail) (SpringSoft Inc, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Oct. 01, 2012
SpringSoft Inc
   
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Percentage of acquisition of shares 8.40%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
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91.60%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
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Cash consideration for acquisition $ 44.0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries
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