Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 610,477	$ 609,166
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	281,610	269,032
Selling and administrative expenses	184,648	184,274
Total operating costs and expenses	466,258	453,306
Operating profit	144,219	155,860
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(10,530)	(5,650)
Interest and investment income	587	465
Other - net	(3,196)	1,292
Total other income (expense)	(13,139)	(3,893)
Income before income taxes	131,080	151,967
Income taxes	26,819	31,558
Net income	$ 104,261	$ 120,409
Average common shares (in shares)	57,170	58,152
Incremental common shares attributable to equity compensation (in shares)	592	667
Average common shares attributable and common share equivalents (in shares)	57,762	58,819
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.82	$ 2.07
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.81	$ 2.05