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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Standard Product Warranty Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Warranty Reserve
A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):
 
  2017 2016 2015 
Balance, beginning of year $1,523 $2,186 $2,048 
Provision for warranties during the year  3,379  2,715  3,736 
Charges to the accrual  (3,203)  (3,349)  (3,495) 
Impact of foreign currency translation  73  (29)  (103) 
Balance, end of year $1,772 $1,523 $2,186