Line Of Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Apr. 30, 2012
Unrealized Loss on Derivatives
Apr. 30, 2012
Forward starting swaps
Apr. 30, 2012
Interest Rate Swap
Oct. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Swap
Apr. 30, 2012
Five Year Syndicated Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Syndicated line of credit, maximum capacity           $ 650.0
Syndicated line of credit facility, expiration date           2016-09-08
Syndicated line of credit, optional maximum capacity at any time prior to the expiration (subject to receipt of commitments for the increased amount from existing and new lenders)           850.0
Description of covenants under the Facility (1) a fixed charge coverage ratio; (2) a leverage ratio; and (3) a combined net worth test.          
Line of credit, amount outstanding 266.0          
Line of credit, borrowing capacity currently available 287.3          
Derivative agreement date     Oct. 19, 2010      
Description of derivative agreement     The Company entered into a three-year forward starting interest rate swap agreement with an underlying notional amount of $25.0 million, pursuant to which the Company receives variable interest payments based on LIBOR and pays fixed interest at a rate of 0.89%. The effective date of this hedge was February 24, 2011. This swap is intended to hedge the interest risk associated with the Company's forecasted floating-rate, LIBOR-based debt.      
Interest rate swap agreement period     3 years      
Notional amount of derivatives     25.0      
Derivative, fixed interest rate     0.89%      
Derivative, effective date     Feb. 24, 2011      
Fair value of interest rate swaps       0.2 0.3  
Effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax       0.2 0.3  
Effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax       0.1 0.2  
Unrealized net losses related to the interest rate swap contract   $ 0.1