Details of Balance Sheet

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Details of Balance Sheet

Note 5 — Details of balance sheet

	2015			2014
Receivables:
Accounts	$	372,705		$	347,259
Notes		7,303			6,339
Other		14,044			16,733
		394,052			370,331
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,502	)		(4,487	)
	$	389,550		$	365,844
Inventories:
Raw materials and component parts	$	97,215		$	86,573
Work-in-process		35,509			27,994
Finished goods		128,816			130,544
		261,540			245,111
Obsolescence and other reserves		(28,230	)		(26,744	)
LIFO reserve		(7,638	)		(7,496	)
	$	225,672		$	210,871
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	9,947		$	10,216
Land improvements		3,926			3,827
Buildings		161,924			141,880
Machinery and equipment		355,066			319,110
Enterprise management system		46,382			44,682
Construction-in-progress		17,326			27,419
Leased property under capitalized leases		25,684			27,715
		620,255			574,849
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(370,315	)		(350,410	)
	$	249,940		$	224,439
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries and other compensation	$	54,801		$	57,722
Pension and retirement		1,973			1,738
Taxes other than income taxes		6,178			6,367
Other		77,979			71,174
	$	140,931		$	137,001