Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 191,355	$ 238,144
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,050 and $10,023	380,748	379,889
Inventories	446,768	433,595
Income tax refundable	12,575	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	41,082	48,679
Prepaid expenses	23,008	20,336
Other current assets	5,427	2,149
Current assets of businesses held for sale	27,851	41,446
Total Current Assets	1,128,814	1,169,504
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land	28,361	29,940
Buildings	225,237	225,594
Machinery and equipment	475,719	465,926
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	729,317	721,460
Accumulated depreciation	419,918	402,118
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	309,399	319,342
Other Non-Current Assets
Goodwill	1,041,991	1,071,786
Intangibles, net	452,040	471,377
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $662 and $5,743	8,467	4,295
Deferred income tax benefits	28,979	71,307
Other assets	12,423	14,179
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	24,917	71,677
Total Assets	3,007,030	3,193,467
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	117,976	115,284
Accrued liabilities	259,734	262,536
Current maturities of long-term debt	13,589	12,774
Deferred income tax liabilities	11	1,773
Federal and foreign income taxes	2,393	1,571
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	17,106	14,191
Total Current Liabilities	410,809	408,129
Long-Term Liabilities
Credit facilities	160,000	100,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	707,786	509,720
Deferred income tax liabilities	73,849	149,165
Pension and post-retirement obligations	75,019	62,693
Other liabilities	29,367	46,884
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	2,409	18,876
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 32,378,185 and 32,123,717 shares	6,476	6,425
Additional paid-in capital	682,479	655,723
Treasury stock at cost, repurchased 2,831,350 and 269,228 shares	(289,780)	(30,262)
Retained earnings	1,447,120	1,387,508
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(308,828)	(131,577)
Total Esterline shareholders' equity	1,537,467	1,887,817
Noncontrolling interests	10,324	10,183
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,547,791	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 3,007,030	$ 3,193,467

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