Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 174,235	$ 208,293
Receivables - net	516,685	471,873
Inventories - net	303,977	277,033
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,866	43,798
Assets held for sale	0	19,615
Total current assets	1,045,763	1,020,612
Property, plant and equipment - net	358,208	358,618
Operating right of use lease assets	115,627	122,125
Goodwill	1,718,565	1,713,354
Intangible assets - net	370,706	407,586
Deferred income taxes	5,751	9,831
Other assets	55,460	42,530
Total assets	3,670,080	3,674,656
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	92,924	70,949
Income taxes payable	18,880	7,841
Accrued liabilities	184,491	167,883
Customer advanced payments	70,052	42,323
Current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable	31,385	38,043
Operating lease liability - current	17,305	16,918
Finance lease liability - current	5,785	5,984
Liabilities held for sale	0	13,148
Total current liabilities	420,822	363,089
Long-term debt	789,731	1,067,952
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	102,331	109,317
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	15,050	10,470
Deferred income taxes	66,726	66,995
Pension obligations	82,457	165,529
Postretirement obligations	85,717	85,249
Other long-term liabilities	44,068	47,064
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares	12,253	12,253
Capital in excess of stated value	573,669	534,684
Retained earnings	3,184,229	2,908,738
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(192,795)	(226,118)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,514,178)	(1,470,566)
Total shareholders' equity	2,063,178	1,758,991
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 3,670,080	$ 3,674,656