Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 163,457	$ 299,972
Receivables - net	537,313	489,389
Inventories - net	383,398	327,195
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	48,803	48,282
Total current assets	1,132,971	1,164,838
Goodwill	1,804,693	1,713,148
Property, plant and equipment - net	353,442	355,565
Intangible assets - net	329,402	357,367
Operating right of use lease assets	102,279	110,851
Deferred income taxes	10,447	11,381
Other assets	87,141	77,811
Total assets	3,820,375	3,790,961
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long - term debt	392,537	34,188
Accrued liabilities	206,828	201,992
Accounts payable	99,276	91,689
Customer advance payments	92,584	77,868
Income taxes payable	22,333	16,636
Operating lease liability - current	15,738	17,222
Finance lease liability	4,907	5,799
Total current liabilities	834,203	445,394
Long-term debt	345,320	781,709
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	90,768	97,685
Deferred income taxes	110,781	88,467
Postretirement obligations	56,804	82,652
Pension obligations	40,551	80,584
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	11,184	14,944
Other long-term liabilities	36,389	40,396
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	626,697	585,334
Retained earnings	3,652,216	3,265,027
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(207,782)	(175,835)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,789,009)	(1,527,649)
Total shareholders' equity	2,294,375	2,159,130
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 3,820,375	$ 3,790,961