Financial instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts

The following table summarizes, by currency, the contracts outstanding at October 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value
October 31, 2015 contract amounts:
Euro	$	182,503	$	180,406	$	188,021	$	184,174
Pound sterling		55,234		55,543		37,714		37,513
Japanese yen		17,046		17,067		13,646		13,706
Australian dollar		—		—		7,120		6,981
Hong Kong dollar		—		—		59,734		59,739
Singapore dollar		858		857		11,519		11,561
Others		3,018		2,993		29,744		29,674
Total	$	258,659	$	256,866	$	347,498	$	343,348
October 31, 2014 contract amounts:
Euro	$	424,624	$	407,422	$	344,461	$	330,957
Pound sterling		86,654		85,632		141,638		140,065
Japanese yen		21,057		19,780		17,477		16,498
Australian dollar		216		220		9,012		8,618
Hong Kong dollar		52,278		52,247		117,040		116,978
Singapore dollar		—		—		10,984		10,693
Others		2,627		2,573		28,409		27,236
Total	$	587,456	$	567,874	$	669,021	$	651,045

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

The carrying values of receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

	2015						2014
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	50,268		$	50,268		$	42,314	$	42,314
Notes payable		1,108			1,108			106,181		106,181
Long-term debt (including current portion)		1,115,485			1,113,140			693,619		696,140
Foreign currency forward contracts (net)		(2,356	)		(2,356	)		1,510		1,510