Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
Oct. 31, 2014 |
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
$ 783.8
|
$ 765.8
|
$ 786.9
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
752.9
|
739.9
|
|
| Plan assets |
626.3
|
624.7
|
650.8
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
492.7
|
546.5
|
|
| Plan assets |
342.5
|
404.4
|
|
| United States |
|
|
|
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
470.2
|
432.1
|
419.6
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
443.4
|
409.8
|
|
| Plan assets |
332.5
|
311.1
|
325.6
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
443.4
|
409.8
|
|
| Plan assets |
332.5
|
311.1
|
|
| Non-United States | Germany |
|
|
|
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
41.8
|
38.7
|
41.9
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
39.1
|
35.9
|
|
| Plan assets |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
39.1
|
35.9
|
|
| Plan assets |
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
| Non-United States | United Kingdom |
|
|
|
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
171.4
|
184.0
|
186.9
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
171.4
|
184.0
|
|
| Plan assets |
185.1
|
208.4
|
202.7
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
| Plan assets |
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
| Non-United States | Netherlands |
|
|
|
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
90.1
|
100.8
|
123.6
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
88.7
|
100.0
|
|
| Plan assets |
96.1
|
92.7
|
107.8
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
0.0
|
100.0
|
|
| Plan assets |
0.0
|
92.7
|
|
| Non-United States | Other International |
|
|
|
| Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation |
10.3
|
10.2
|
14.9
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
10.3
|
10.2
|
|
| Plan assets |
12.6
|
12.5
|
$ 14.7
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation |
10.2
|
0.8
|
|
| Plan assets |
$ 10.0
|
$ 0.6
|
|