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Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2013
NrOSContracts
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Apr. 30, 2012
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| Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges |
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| Loss reclassified to interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges |
$ 0.2 |
$ 0.2 |
| Unamortized loss on interest rate lock |
2.0 |
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| Loss expected to be reclassified as interest expense on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, over the next twelve months |
0.4 |
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| Other Derivative Financial Instruments not Designated for Hedge Accounting |
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| Notional amount of foreign exchange contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting |
54.5 |
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| Notional amount of stock index futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting |
155.7 |
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| Notional amount of commodity futures contracts of other derivative financial instruments not designated for hedge accounting |
$ 11.1 |
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| Total number of counterparties of foreign exchange contracts Of Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
3 |
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| Total number of stock index futures counterparties of other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
1 |
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| Total number of commodity futures counterparties of other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
1 |
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