Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

	First		Second		Third		Fourth
2020:
Sales	$	494,916	$	529,478	$	538,181	$	558,525
Gross margin	263,194		289,598		280,808		296,868
Net income	52,004		92,079		86,981		18,475
Earnings per share:
Basic	0.90		1.60		1.51		0.32
Diluted	0.89		1.58		1.49		0.31
2019:
Sales	$	497,910	$	551,119	$	559,746	$	585,451
Gross margin	268,976		301,529		302,623		318,975
Net income	48,567		91,923		93,928		102,673
Earnings per share:
Basic	0.84		1.60		1.64		1.79
Diluted	0.83		1.58		1.62		1.76