Fair Value Measures - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 678,096	$ 563,872
Total liabilities	25,224	11,755
Foreign currency derivative contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets	18,330	9,300
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,224	11,755
Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets	151,061	145,508
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	528,431	554,572
Total liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivative contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets	151,061	145,508
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	149,665	9,300
Total liabilities	25,224	11,755
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivative contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets	18,330	9,300
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,224	11,755
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign currency derivative contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets	0	0
Cash equivalents | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	2,400
Cash equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	377,370	409,064
Cash equivalents | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	8,697
Cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	377,370	409,064
Cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	2,400
Cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	8,697
Cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Short-term investments | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	3,400
Short-term investments | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	7,090
Short-term investments | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	17,936
Short-term investments | Municipal bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,403
Short-term investments | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	67,168
Short-term investments | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	23,241
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Municipal bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	3,400
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	7,090
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	17,936
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Municipal bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,403
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	67,168
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	23,241
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Municipal bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	$ 0