Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet - Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Receivables:
Accounts	$ 479,594	$ 445,360
Notes	2,504	4,592
Other	14,843	30,966
Receivables, total	496,941	480,918
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,552)	(9,045)
Receivables-net	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
Inventories gross	377,274	322,893
Obsolescence and other reserves	(45,863)	(41,315)
LIFO reserve	(4,216)	(4,545)
Inventories net	327,195	277,033
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	889,360	849,809
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(533,795)	(491,191)
Property, plant and equipment - net	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
Accrued liabilities total	201,992	167,883
Land
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	9,238	8,816
Land improvements
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	4,786	4,611
Buildings
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	263,399	253,621
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	491,180	464,171
Enterprise management system
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	50,532	56,103
Construction-in-progress
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	32,719	29,897
Leased property under finance leases
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	$ 37,506	$ 32,590