Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 526,566	$ 494,916
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	236,606	231,722
Selling and administrative expenses	180,935	188,101
Total operating costs and expenses	417,541	419,823
Operating profit	109,025	75,093
Operating profit
Interest expense	(6,932)	(9,740)
Interest and investment income	380	588
Other - net	(4,661)	(2,846)
Total other income (expense)	(11,213)	(11,998)
Income before income taxes	97,812	63,095
Income taxes	20,230	11,091
Net income	$ 77,582	$ 52,004
Average common shares	58,059	57,668
Incremental common shares attributable to equity compensation	696	856
Average common shares and common share equivalents	58,755	58,524
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.34	$ 0.90
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.32	$ 0.89