Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 108,442	$ 115,952
Receivables - net	587,843	594,663
Inventories - net	444,814	476,935
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	101,752	87,482
Total current assets	1,242,851	1,275,032
Goodwill	3,304,685	3,280,819
Property, plant and equipment - net	516,914	544,607
Intangible assets - net	681,587	740,846
Operating right of use lease assets	77,478	93,620
Deferred income taxes	11,246	11,196
Other assets	82,920	54,846
Total assets	5,917,681	6,000,966
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable	315,000	103,928
Accrued liabilities	229,095	225,231
Accounts payable	121,006	97,839
Customer advance payments	44,009	46,400
Income taxes payable	25,856	32,754
Operating lease liability - current	17,402	17,063
Finance lease liability - current	5,892	5,262
Total current liabilities	758,260	528,477
Long-term debt	1,681,254	2,101,197
Operating lease liability - noncurrent	64,451	80,818
Deferred income taxes	192,186	205,687
Postretirement obligations	43,786	51,544
Pension obligations	43,205	46,893
Finance lease liability - noncurrent	8,359	12,083
Other long-term liabilities	82,609	42,075
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	740,789	714,091
Retained earnings	4,600,604	4,295,199
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(100,457)	(184,840)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(2,209,618)	(1,904,511)
Total shareholders' equity	3,043,571	2,932,192
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 5,917,681	$ 6,000,966