Earnings Per Share and Shareholders Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Shares Used for Calculating Earnings Per Share

Shares used for calculating earnings per share are disclosed in the following table:

In Thousands	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		August 1,		July 31,		August 1,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Shares used for basic earnings per share		30,397		31,995		31,003		31,818
Shares used for diluted earnings per share		30,914		32,591		31,531		32,427

Schedule of Changes in Issued and Outstanding Common Shares and Treasury Stock

Changes in issued and outstanding common shares are summarized as follows:

	July 31,		October 31,
	2015		2014
Shares Issued:
Balance, beginning of year		32,123,717		31,441,949
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans		241,632		681,768
Balance, end of current period		32,365,349		32,123,717
Treasury Stock:
Balance, beginning of year		269,228		-
Shares purchased		2,562,122		269,228
Balance, end of current period		2,831,350		269,228
Shares outstanding, end of period		29,533,999		31,854,489

Schedule of Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss):

In Thousands	July 31,			October 31,
	2015			2014
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts	$	(27,050	)	$	(14,179	)
Tax effect		7,317			3,890
		(19,733	)		(10,289	)
Pension and post-retirement obligations		(77,644	)		(90,225	)
Tax effect		25,941			30,072
		(51,703	)		(60,153	)
Currency translation adjustment		(224,399	)		(61,135	)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	$	(295,835	)	$	(131,577	)