Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

2012 Acquisitions [Member]

Allocation of Purchase Price

The following table summarizes the combined purchase price allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the transaction dates.

Fair values:
Current assets	$	70,391
Non-current assets		58,275
Intangible assets subject to amortization		122,216
Goodwill		271,501
Current liabilities		(31,426	)
Non-current liabilities		(34,059	)
		456,898
Less cash acquired		(8,403	)
Purchase price	$	448,495

Business Acquisition Pro forma of Financial Information

	2012		2011
Sales	$	1,537,251	$	1,429,798
Net income	$	234,092	$	225,867
Basic earnings per share	$	3.63	$	3.34
Diluted earnings per share	$	3.60	$	3.30

Value Plastics [Member]

Allocation of Purchase Price

The allocation of purchase price is shown in the table below.

Fair values:
Assets acquired	$	27,101
Liabilities assumed		(19,288	)
Intangible assets subject to amortization		74,720
Goodwill		178,954
		261,487
Less cash acquired		(3,108	)
Purchase price	$	258,379

Business Acquisition Pro forma of Financial Information

Sales	$	1,259,127
Net income	$	224,934
Basic earnings per share	$	3.33
Diluted earnings per share	$	3.29