Financial instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Outstanding Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

We had the following outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at January 31, 2013:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value
Euro	$	4,674	$	4,865	$	97,771	$	102,137
British pound		—		—		28,427		28,414
Japanese yen		1,650		1,603		4,756		4,275
Australian dollar		522		521		9,131		9,124
Singapore dollar		—		—		8,911		8,835
Others		3,678		3,715		21,196		21,769
Total	$	10,524	$	10,704	$	170,192	$	174,554

Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Instruments, Other than Receivables and Accounts Payable

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments at January 31, 2013, other than receivables and accounts payable, are shown in the table below. The carrying values of receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	54,432	$	54,432
Marketable securities		293		293
Notes payable		50,007		50,007
Long-term debt, including current maturities		573,231		567,678
Foreign exchange contracts (net)		4,182		4,182