Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 648,677	$ 662,128	$ 1,909,319	$ 1,906,697
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	288,357	296,544	868,007	843,344
Selling and administrative expenses	189,324	180,666	553,590	538,602
Total operating costs and expenses	477,681	477,210	1,421,597	1,381,946
Operating profit	170,996	184,918	487,722	524,751
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(12,089)	(5,737)	(32,532)	(16,748)
Interest and investment income	603	572	1,628	1,456
Other income (expense)- net	2,542	752	(2,059)	(37,720)
Total other income (expense)	(8,944)	(4,413)	(32,963)	(53,012)
Income before income taxes	162,052	180,505	454,759	471,739
Income taxes	34,161	38,694	95,044	99,885
Net income	$ 127,891	$ 141,811	$ 359,715	$ 371,854
Average common shares (in shares)	56,989	57,409	57,114	57,782
Incremental common shares attributable to equity compensation (in shares)	541	560	543	610
Average common shares attributable and common share equivalents (in shares)	57,530	57,969	57,657	58,392
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.24	$ 2.47	$ 6.30	$ 6.44
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.22	$ 2.45	$ 6.24	$ 6.37