Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 662,128	$ 646,858	$ 1,906,697	$ 1,762,962
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	296,544	281,587	843,344	770,032
Selling and administrative expenses	180,666	176,995	538,602	529,238
Total operating costs and expenses	477,210	458,582	1,381,946	1,299,270
Operating profit	184,918	188,276	524,751	463,692
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(5,737)	(6,139)	(16,748)	(20,210)
Interest and investment income	572	492	1,456	1,321
Other - net	752	(2,232)	(37,720)	(10,736)
Total other income (expense)	(4,413)	(7,879)	(53,012)	(29,625)
Income before income taxes	180,505	180,397	471,739	434,067
Income taxes	38,694	38,215	99,885	90,159
Net income	$ 141,811	$ 142,182	$ 371,854	$ 343,908
Average common shares (in shares)	57,409	58,112	57,782	58,080
Incremental common shares attributable to equity compensation (in shares)	560	623	610	634
Average common shares attributable and common share equivalents (in shares)	57,969	58,735	58,392	58,714
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.47	$ 2.45	$ 6.44	$ 5.92
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.45	$ 2.42	$ 6.37	$ 5.86