|**Employee Share Based Plans (Tables)**                                                      | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|**Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]**                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | The compensation expense related to the awards under the ICP for the years endedOctober 31, 2015,2014and2013, and the amounts recorded as liabilities in "Other noncurrent liabilities" in "Noncurrent Liabilities" with the current portion recorded in "Other current liabilities" in "Current Liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as ofOctober 31, 2015and2014are presented below.In thousands201520142013Compensation expense$14,173$8,496$4,526Tax benefit3,9662,4761,538Liability22,03715,130
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|Expected Payout For Approved Incentive Compensation Plans                                    | Based on current accrual assumptions as ofOctober 31, 2015, the expected payout for the approved incentive compensation awards at target will occur in the following fiscal years with the 2015 plan paying out in fiscal year 2016, the 2016 plan paying out in fiscal year 2017 and the 2017 plan paying out in fiscal year 2018. Payouts as currently accrued are presented net of estimated federal and state withholding payments.In thousands201620172018Amount of payout$10,866$8,179$2,992             
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