Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115,679	$ 163,457
Receivables - net	590,886	537,313
Inventories - net	454,775	383,398
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	67,970	48,803
Total current assets	1,229,310	1,132,971
Goodwill	2,784,201	1,804,693
Property, plant and equipment - net	392,846	353,442
Intangible assets - net	672,744	329,402
Operating right of use lease assets	106,176	102,279
Deferred income taxes	16,022	10,447
Other assets	50,471	87,141
Total assets	5,251,770	3,820,375
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long - term debt	115,662	392,537
Accrued liabilities	199,588	206,828
Accounts payable	106,320	99,276
Customer advance payments	93,389	92,584
Income taxes payable	45,359	22,333
Operating lease liability - current	16,853	15,738
Finance lease liability	4,918	4,907
Total current liabilities	582,089	834,203
Long-term debt	1,621,394	345,320
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	92,412	90,768
Deferred income taxes	210,637	110,781
Postretirement obligations	50,862	56,804
Pension obligations	40,425	40,551
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	11,670	11,184
Other long-term liabilities	44,221	36,389
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	668,097	626,697
Retained earnings	3,989,353	3,652,216
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(196,441)	(207,782)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,875,202)	(1,789,009)
Total shareholders' equity	2,598,060	2,294,375
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 5,251,770	$ 3,820,375