Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 299,972	$ 208,293
Receivables - net	489,389	471,873
Inventories - net	327,195	277,033
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	48,282	43,798
Assets held for sale	0	19,615
Total current assets	1,164,838	1,020,612
Property, plant and equipment - net	355,565	358,618
Operating right of use lease assets	110,851	122,125
Goodwill	1,713,148	1,713,354
Intangible assets - net	357,367	407,586
Deferred income taxes	11,381	9,831
Other assets	77,811	42,530
Total assets	3,790,961	3,674,656
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	91,689	70,949
Income taxes payable	16,636	7,841
Accrued liabilities	201,992	167,883
Customer advance payments	77,868	42,323
Current maturities of long - term debt	34,188	38,043
Operating lease liability - current	17,222	16,918
Finance lease liability	5,799	5,984
Liabilities held for sale	0	13,148
Total current liabilities	445,394	363,089
Long-term debt	781,709	1,067,952
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	97,685	109,317
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	14,944	10,470
Pension obligations	80,584	165,529
Postretirement obligations	82,652	85,249
Deferred income taxes	88,467	66,995
Other long-term liabilities	40,396	47,064
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common shares, no par value; 160,000 shares authorized; 98,023 shares issued at October 31, 2021 and 2020	12,253	12,253
Capital in excess of stated value	585,334	534,684
Retained earnings	3,265,027	2,908,738
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(175,835)	(226,118)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,527,649)	(1,470,566)
Total shareholders' equity	2,159,130	1,758,991
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 3,790,961	$ 3,674,656