Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 2,791,687	$ 2,689,921	$ 2,628,632
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	1,251,903	1,203,792	1,203,227
Selling and administrative expenses	815,514	812,128	752,644
Divestiture and related charges	12,545	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	2,079,962	2,015,920	1,955,871
Operating profit	711,725	674,001	672,761
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(104,156)	(88,924)	(59,505)
Interest and investment income	3,051	4,913	2,680
Other - net	(12,972)	(4,509)	(597)
Total other income (expense)	(114,077)	(88,520)	(57,422)
Income before income taxes	597,648	585,481	615,339
Income tax expense	113,174	118,197	127,846
Net income	$ 484,474	$ 467,284	$ 487,493
Average common shares (in shares)	56,606	57,176	57,090
Incremental common shares attributable to outstanding stock options, restricted stock and deferred stock-based compensation (in shares)	310	440	541
Average common shares and common share equivalents (in shares)	56,916	57,616	57,631
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 8.56	$ 8.17	$ 8.54
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	8.51	8.11	8.46
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.16	$ 2.82	$ 2.63