Fair Value Measures - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 481,889	$ 533,143
Total liabilities	167,856	168,743
Foreign currency derivative contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Prepaid and other current assets	2,043	6,462
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	18,455	10,281
Deferred compensation plan liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities	149,401	158,462
Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets	149,401	158,462
Money market funds | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	199,561	233,839
Commercial paper | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	1,199	1,834
Commercial paper | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	11,430	12,129
Certificates of deposit | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	2,400	3,500
Certificates of deposit | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	8,297	9,800
U.S. government agency securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	4,337
U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	13,718	12,614
Municipal bonds | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,403	1,403
Corporate debt securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	65,107	67,188
Asset-backed securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		299
Asset-backed securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	21,989	24,608
Non-U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,004	1,005
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	348,962	392,301
Total liabilities	149,401	158,462
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 liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities	149,401	158,462
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	149,401	158,462
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	199,561	233,839
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial paper | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial paper | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government agency securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Municipal bonds | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Non-U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	132,927	140,842
Total liabilities	18,455	10,281
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	2,043	6,462
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	18,455	10,281
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
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 Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial paper | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	1,199	1,834
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial paper | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	11,430	12,129
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	2,400	3,500
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	8,297	9,800
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government agency securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	4,337
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	13,718	12,614
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Municipal bonds | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,403	1,403
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	65,107	67,188
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		299
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	21,989	24,608
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Non-U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,004	1,005
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 liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term 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
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money market funds | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial paper | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial paper | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificates of deposit | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificates of deposit | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government agency securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Municipal bonds | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate debt securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Asset-backed securities | Cash equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Asset-backed securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Non-U.S. government agency securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	$ 0	$ 0