Inventories

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

7. Inventories. At January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011, inventories consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2012			October 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	99,044		$	98,879
Work-in-process		17,408			13,971
Raw materials and finished parts		54,291			51,891
		170,743			164,741
Obsolescence and other reserves		(15,983	)		(16,050	)
LIFO reserve		(6,681	)		(6,779	)
	$	148,079		$	141,912