Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

	Balance at Beginning of Year		Assumed from Acquisitions		Charged to Expense		Deductions		Currency Effects			Balance at End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
2009	$	3,067		—		1,998		1,654		317		$	3,728
2010	$	3,728		6		607		901		(87	)	$	3,353
2011	$	3,353		22		977		1,047		6		$	3,311
Inventory Obsolescence and Other Reserves
2009	$	13,133		—		5,654		4,234		1,187		$	15,740
2010	$	15,740		187		4,233		3,061		(297	)	$	16,802
2011	$	16,802		8		3,982		4,850		108		$	16,050