Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet - Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Receivables:
Accounts	$ 558,393	$ 510,300
Notes	662	417
Other	41,845	34,814
Receivables, total	600,901	545,531
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(10,015)	(8,218)
Receivables-net	590,886	537,313
Inventories:
Finished goods	233,552	218,491
Raw materials and component parts	211,874	157,447
Work-in-process	86,474	53,195
Inventories gross	531,900	429,133
Obsolescence and other reserves	(77,125)	(45,735)
Inventories net	454,775	383,398
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	970,630	902,541
Accumulated depreciation	(577,784)	(549,099)
Property, plant and equipment - net	392,846	353,442
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries and other compensation	63,130	81,181
Taxes other than income taxes	14,894	14,869
Warranty	14,401	11,723	$ 11,113
Interest	11,240	6,018
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts, Current	10,425	11,724
Pension and retirement	5,445	4,456
Customer commissions	3,065	3,526
Other	76,988	73,331
Accrued liabilities total	199,588	206,828
Land
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	15,792	9,278
Land improvements
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	5,019	4,979
Buildings
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	294,267	271,450
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	549,291	505,343
Enterprise management system
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	52,939	52,513
Construction-in-progress
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	24,916	31,466
Leased property under finance leases
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment gross	$ 28,406	$ 27,512