Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

Quarterly financial data (unaudited)

	First		Second		Third		Fourth
2014:
Sales	$	359,420	$	417,461	$	458,550	$	468,590
Gross margin		194,782		235,552		257,511		257,253
Net income		34,880		61,934		77,879		72,080
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.54		0.97		1.23		1.14
Diluted		0.54		0.96		1.21		1.13
2013:
Sales	$	347,043	$	382,100	$	402,960	$	410,818
Gross margin		197,229		216,938		225,083		226,894
Net income		42,011		54,605		65,424		59,777
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.65		0.85		1.02		0.93
Diluted		0.65		0.84		1.01		0.92