Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet

Note 5 — Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet	2021		2020
Receivables:
Accounts	$	479,594	$	445,360
Notes	2,504		4,592
Other	14,843		30,966
	496,941		480,918
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,552)		(9,045)
	$	489,389	$	471,873
Inventories:
Raw materials and component parts	$	111,089	$	94,630
Work-in-process	54,557		44,403
Finished goods	211,628		183,860
	377,274		322,893
Obsolescence and other reserves	(45,863)		(41,315)
LIFO reserve	(4,216)		(4,545)
	$	327,195	$	277,033
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	9,238	$	8,816
Land improvements	4,786		4,611
Buildings	263,399		253,621
Machinery and equipment	491,180		464,171
Enterprise management system	50,532		56,103
Construction-in-progress	32,719		29,897
Leased property under finance leases	37,506		32,590
	889,360		849,809
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(533,795)		(491,191)
	$	355,565	$	358,618
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries and other compensation	$	87,066	$	52,260
Pension and retirement	5,622		10,282
Taxes other than income taxes	13,095		13,346
Customer commissions	10,460		9,158
Other	85,749		82,837
	$	201,992	$	167,883