Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 208,293	$ 151,164
Receivables - net	471,873	530,765
Inventories - net	277,033	283,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,798	45,867
Assets held for sale	19,615	0
Total current assets	1,020,612	1,011,195
Property, plant and equipment - net	358,618	398,895
Operating right of use lease assets	122,125	0
Goodwill	1,713,354	1,614,739
Intangible assets - net	407,586	445,575
Deferred income taxes	9,831	11,261
Other assets	42,530	34,782
Total assets	3,674,656	3,516,447
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	70,949	85,139
Income taxes payable	7,841	15,601
Accrued liabilities	167,883	161,655
Customer advance payments	42,323	41,131
Current maturities of long - term debt	38,043	168,738
Operating lease liability - current	16,918	0
Finance lease liability	5,984	5,362
Liabilities held for sale	13,148	0
Total current liabilities	363,089	477,626
Long-term debt	1,067,952	1,075,404
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	109,317	0
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	10,470	9,513
Pension obligations	165,529	158,506
Postretirement obligations	85,249	86,368
Deferred income taxes	66,995	83,564
Other long-term liabilities	47,064	44,421
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common shares, no par value; 160,000 shares authorized; 98,023 shares issued at October 31, 2020 and 2019	12,253	12,253
Capital in excess of stated value	534,684	483,116
Retained earnings	2,908,738	2,747,650
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(226,118)	(231,881)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,470,566)	(1,430,093)
Total shareholders' equity	1,758,991	1,581,045
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 3,674,656	$ 3,516,447