Warranties

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

We offer warranties to our customers depending on the specific product and terms of the customer purchase agreement. A typical warranty program requires that we repair or replace defective products within a specified time period (generally one year) from the date of delivery or first use. We record an estimate for future warranty-related costs based on actual historical return rates. Based on analysis of return rates and other factors, the adequacy of our warranty provisions are adjusted as necessary. The liability for warranty costs is included in Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Following is a reconciliation of the product warranty liability for the nine months ended July 31, 2021 and 2020:


	July 31, 2021		July 31, 2020
Beginning balance at October 31	$	10,550	$	11,006
Accruals for warranties	11,103		8,219
Warranty payments	(10,889)		(8,180)
Currency effect	153		221
Ending balance	$	10,917	$	11,266