Goodwill and other intangible assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended January 31, 2024 by operating segment were as follows:


	Industrial Precision Solutions		Medical Fluid Systems		Advanced Technology Solutions		Total
Balance at October 31, 2023	$	1,208,996	$	1,173,858	$	401,347	$	2,784,201
Acquisitions	(7,700)		—		—		(7,700)
Currency effect	25,705		1,304		1,576		28,585
Balance at January 31, 2024	$	1,227,001	$	1,175,162	$	402,923	$	2,805,086

See Acquisitions Note for additional details.

Information regarding our intangible assets subject to amortization was as follows:


	January 31, 2024
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Customer relationships	$	811,031	$	304,531	$	506,500
Patent/technology costs	206,855		118,913		87,942
Trade name	126,724		55,085		71,639
Non-compete agreements	10,102		9,696		406
Other	301		301		—
Total	$	1,155,013	$	488,526	$	666,487

	October 31, 2023
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Customer relationships	$	794,706	$	287,585	$	507,121
Patent/technology costs	204,905		112,994		91,911
Trade name	125,692		52,488		73,204
Non-compete agreements	10,028		9,521		507
Other	182		181		1
Total	$	1,135,513	$	462,769	$	672,744

Amortization expense for the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023 was $19,387 and $13,872, respectively. See Acquisitions Note for details regarding intangibles recorded due to the acquisition of ARAG and CyberOptics.