Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115,952	$ 115,679
Receivables - net	594,663	590,886
Inventories - net	476,935	454,775
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	87,482	67,970
Total current assets	1,275,032	1,229,310
Goodwill	3,280,819	2,784,201
Property, plant and equipment - net	544,607	392,846
Intangible assets - net	740,846	672,744
Operating right of use lease assets	93,620	106,176
Deferred income taxes	11,196	16,022
Other assets	54,846	50,471
Total assets	6,000,966	5,251,770
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable	103,928	115,662
Accrued liabilities	225,231	199,588
Accounts payable	97,839	106,320
Customer advance payments	46,400	93,389
Income taxes payable	32,754	45,359
Operating lease liability - current	17,063	16,853
Finance lease liability	5,262	4,918
Total current liabilities	528,477	582,089
Long-term debt	2,101,197	1,621,394
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	80,818	92,412
Deferred income taxes	205,687	210,637
Postretirement obligations	51,544	50,862
Pension obligations	46,893	40,425
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	12,083	11,670
Other long-term liabilities	42,075	44,221
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	714,091	668,097
Retained earnings	4,295,199	3,989,353
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(184,840)	(196,441)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,904,511)	(1,875,202)
Total shareholders' equity	2,932,192	2,598,060
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 6,000,966	$ 5,251,770