Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation

Useful lives are as follows:

Land improvements	15-25 years
Buildings	20-40 years
Machinery and equipment	3-18 years
Enterprise management systems	5-13 years

Weighted Average Useful Lives for Each Major Category of Amortizable Intangible Assets

At October 31, 2024, the weighted-average useful lives for each major category of amortizable intangible assets were:

Patent/technology costs	11 years
Customer relationships	17 years
Noncompete agreements	4 years
Trade names	10 years

Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at October 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of:

	Cumulative translation adjustments		Pension and postretirement benefit plan adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance at October 31, 2023	$	(133,280)	$	(63,161)	$	(196,441)
Pension and postretirement plan changes, net of tax of $1,716	—		(4,789)		(4,789)
Currency translation losses	16,390		—		16,390
Balance at October 31, 2024	$	(116,890)	$	(67,950)	$	(184,840)

Reconciliation of Product Warranty Liability

Following is a reconciliation of the product warranty liability as of October 31, 2024 and 2023:

	2024		2023
Balance at beginning of year	$	14,401	$	11,723
Accruals for warranties	14,965		20,910
Warranty payments	(15,717)		(16,171)
Currency adjustments	(111)		(2,061)
Balance at end of year	$	13,538	$	14,401