| **Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - Pension Plans - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 |
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| Level 3                                                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | $ 24,496      | $ 21,245      | $ 21,645      |
| United States                                                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 510,250       | 448,931       | 361,073       |
| United States | Total                                                                                                                         |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 309,091       | 293,695       |          |
| United States | Level 1                                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 65,784        | 67,106        |          |
| United States | Level 2                                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 243,307       | 226,589       |          |
| International                                                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 45,476        | 39,640        | 39,617        |
| International | Total                                                                                                                         |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 25,255        | 21,686        |          |
| International | Level 1                                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 759           | 441           |          |
| International | Level 3                                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,496        | 21,245        |          |
| Cash | United States | Total                                                                                                                  |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 1,331         | 1,208         |          |
| Cash | United States | Level 1                                                                                                                |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 1,331         | 1,208         |          |
| Cash | International | Total                                                                                                                  |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 759           | 441           |          |
| Cash | International | Level 1                                                                                                                |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 759           | 441           |          |
| Money market funds | United States | Total                                                                                                    |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,059         | 5,566         |          |
| Money market funds | United States | Level 1                                                                                                  |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,059         | 5,566         |          |
| Basic materials | United States | Total                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 1,750         | 2,318         |          |
| Basic materials | United States | Level 1                                                                                                     |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 1,750         | 2,318         |          |
| Consumer goods | United States | Total                                                                                                        |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,024         | 4,412         |          |
| Consumer goods | United States | Level 1                                                                                                      |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,024         | 4,412         |          |
| Financial | United States | Total                                                                                                             |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 4,745         | 6,120         |          |
| Financial | United States | Level 1                                                                                                           |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 4,745         | 6,120         |          |
| Healthcare | United States | Total                                                                                                            |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 4,518         | 4,460         |          |
| Healthcare | United States | Level 1                                                                                                          |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 4,518         | 4,460         |          |
| Industrial goods | United States | Total                                                                                                      |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 3,588         | 3,152         |          |
| Industrial goods | United States | Level 1                                                                                                    |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 3,588         | 3,152         |          |
| Technology | United States | Total                                                                                                            |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,706         | 5,064         |          |
| Technology | United States | Level 1                                                                                                          |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 5,706         | 5,064         |          |
| Utilities | United States | Total                                                                                                             |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 685           | 937           |          |
| Utilities | United States | Level 1                                                                                                           |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 685           | 937           |          |
| Mutual funds | United States | Total                                                                                                          |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,266        | 19,674        |          |
| Mutual funds | United States | Level 1                                                                                                        |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,266        | 19,674        |          |
| U.S. Government | United States | Total                                                                                                       |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 71,855        | 83,025        |          |
| U.S. Government | United States | Level 1                                                                                                     |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 8,267         | 13,094        |          |
| U.S. Government | United States | Level 2                                                                                                     |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 63,588        | 69,931        |          |
| Corporate | United States | Total                                                                                                             |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 173,046       | 151,607       |          |
| Corporate | United States | Level 2                                                                                                           |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 173,046       | 151,607       |          |
| Other | United States | Total                                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 6,673         | 5,051         |          |
| Other | United States | Level 2                                                                                                               |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 6,673         | 5,051         |          |
| Insurance contracts | Level 3                                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,496        | 21,245        | $ 21,645      |
| Insurance contracts | International | Total                                                                                                   |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,496        | 21,245        |          |
| Insurance contracts | International | Level 3                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 24,496        | 21,245        |          |
| Other | United States | Total                                                                                                                 |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 845           | 1,101         |          |
| Other | United States | Level 1                                                                                                               |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 845           | 1,101         |          |
| Real estate collective funds | United States | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value                                                        |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 38,996        | 33,917        |          |
| Pooled investment funds | United States | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value                                                             |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | 162,163       | 121,319       |          |
| Pooled investment funds | International | Investments Measured at Net Asset Value                                                             |          |          |          |
| **Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]**                                                                                              |          |          |          |
| Fair value of plan assets                                                                                                                     | $ 20,221      | $ 17,954      |          |

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Amount of asset segregated and restricted to provide benefit under defined benefit plan. Asset includes, but is not limited to, stock, bond, other investment, earning from investment, and contribution by employer and employee.
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