Financial instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts

We had the following outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at July 31, 2014:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value
Euro	$	379,824	$	374,283	$	338,853	$	334,180
British pound		51,386		52,049		68,286		68,078
Japanese yen		15,667		15,477		9,161		9,068
Australian dollar		468		465		9,018		9,024
Hong Kong dollar		53,195		53,202		111,493		111,508
Singapore dollar		—		—		10,447		10,454
Others		4,330		4,263		26,626		26,162
Total	$	504,870	$	499,739	$	573,884	$	568,474

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

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments at July 31, 2014, 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	$	53,223		$	53,223
Notes payable		9,405			9,405
Long-term debt, including current maturities		623,113			624,973
Foreign currency forward contracts (net)		(278	)		(278	)