Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 143,138	$ 163,457
Receivables - net	533,793	537,313
Inventories - net	439,741	383,398
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	60,249	48,803
Total current assets	1,176,921	1,132,971
Goodwill	2,110,780	1,804,693
Intangible assets - net	350,524	329,402
Property, plant and equipment - net	350,735	353,442
Operating right of use lease assets	104,592	102,279
Deferred income taxes	12,199	10,447
Other assets	91,281	87,141
Total assets	4,197,032	3,820,375
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable	110,643	392,537
Accrued liabilities	169,635	206,828
Accounts payable	105,075	99,276
Customer advanced payments	95,274	92,584
Income taxes payable	26,661	22,333
Operating lease liability - current	16,809	15,738
Finance lease liability - current	4,512	4,907
Total current liabilities	528,609	834,203
Long-term debt	727,455	345,320
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	91,287	90,768
Deferred income taxes	119,734	110,781
Postretirement obligations	57,528	56,804
Pension obligations	46,782	40,551
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	10,507	11,184
Other long-term liabilities	35,324	36,389
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares	12,253	12,253
Capital in excess of stated value	660,218	626,697
Retained earnings	3,900,384	3,652,216
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(128,704)	(207,782)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,864,345)	(1,789,009)
Total shareholders' equity	2,579,806	2,294,375
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 4,197,032	$ 3,820,375