Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable Segments

The following table presents information about our reportable segments:

	AdhesiveDispensing Systems			AdvancedTechnology Systems			IndustrialCoating Systems			Corporate			Total
Three months ended
July 31, 2016
Net external sales	$	220,800		$	205,372		$	63,727		$	—		$	489,899
Operating profit (loss)		60,423	(a)		63,115			10,612	(c)		(10,464	)		123,686
Three months ended
July 31, 2015
Net external sales	$	211,649		$	184,888		$	66,194		$	—		$	462,731
Operating profit (loss)		54,854			44,633	(d)		12,326			(8,963	)		102,850
Nine months ended
July 31, 2016
Net external sales	$	645,269		$	481,787		$	172,655		$	—		$	1,299,711
Operating profit (loss)		173,760	(a)		109,819	(b)		25,082	(c)		(31,093	)		277,568
Nine months ended
July 31, 2015
Net external sales	$	609,135		$	446,588		$	186,743		$	—		$	1,242,466
Operating profit (loss)		148,963			96,221	(d)		27,604			(30,706	)		242,082

(a) Includes $759 and $2,230 of severance and restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016, respectively.

(b) Includes$680 of severance and restructuring costs in the nine months ended July 31, 2016, respectively.

(c) Includes $955 and $1,454 of severance and restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended July 31, 2016, respectively.

(d) Includes $2,319 of severance and restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015, respectively.

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes

A reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2016			July 31, 2015			July 31, 2016			July 31, 2015
Total profit for reportable segments	$	123,686		$	102,850		$	277,568		$	242,082
Interest expense		(4,647	)		(4,504	)		(15,490	)		(12,907	)
Interest and investment income		176			111			501			349
Other-net		(1,978	)		2			551			(787	)
Income before income taxes	$	117,237		$	98,459		$	263,130		$	228,737

Sales and Long-lived Asset Information by Geographic Regions

We have significant sales in the following geographic regions:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31, 2016		July 31, 2015		July 31, 2016		July 31, 2015
United States	$	135,067	$	129,290	$	383,720	$	392,144
Americas		30,534		34,929		90,823		94,225
Europe		128,583		120,580		374,234		334,244
Japan		34,709		26,647		83,578		76,679
Asia Pacific		161,006		151,285		367,356		345,174
Total net external sales	$	489,899	$	462,731	$	1,299,711	$	1,242,466