Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,480,701	$ 1,055,860
Accounts receivable	823,163	737,536
Inventories	657,520	608,260
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	129,071	116,032
Total current assets	3,090,455	2,517,688
Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost
Land and buildings	954,125	974,604
Machinery and equipment	2,825,698	2,667,846
Office equipment	89,399	85,291
Leasehold improvements	160,983	157,915
Gross property, plant, and equipment	4,030,205	3,885,656
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,856,531	2,765,095
Net property, plant and equipment	1,173,674	1,120,561
Other Assets
Other investments	105,562	86,729
Goodwill	12,278,898	12,278,425
Intangible assets, net	3,248,802	3,650,280
Deferred tax assets	1,425,293	1,503,064
Other assets	318,506	311,856
Total other assets	17,377,061	17,830,354
Total assets	21,641,190	21,468,603
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	265,933	227,273
Income taxes payable	233,055	182,080
Debt, current	1,324,677	0
Accrued liabilities	969,677	955,633
Total current liabilities	2,793,342	1,364,986
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	3,824,819	5,145,102
Deferred income taxes	1,776,308	1,919,595
Income taxes payable	529,057	591,780
Other non-current liabilities	453,701	449,195
Total non-current liabilities	6,583,885	8,105,672
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 471,934 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, 0.16 2/3 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 368,214,341 shares outstanding (369,484,899 on October 31, 2020)	61,370	61,582
Capital in excess of par value	4,614,677	4,949,586
Retained earnings	7,812,859	7,236,238
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(224,943)	(249,461)
Total shareholders’ equity	12,263,963	11,997,945
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 21,641,190	$ 21,468,603