Details of Balance Sheet (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Details of Balance Sheet

	2016			2015
Receivables:
Accounts	$	415,311		$	372,705
Notes		7,971			7,303
Other		10,813			14,044
		434,095			394,052
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(5,535	)		(4,502	)
	$	428,560		$	389,550
Inventories:
Raw materials and component parts	$	85,802		$	97,215
Work-in-process		36,681			35,509
Finished goods		134,602			128,816
		257,085			261,540
Obsolescence and other reserves		(29,324	)		(28,230	)
LIFO reserve		(7,400	)		(7,638	)
	$	220,361		$	225,672
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	9,914		$	9,947
Land improvements		4,020			3,926
Buildings		169,995			161,924
Machinery and equipment		372,479			355,066
Enterprise management system		50,051			46,382
Construction-in-progress		25,873			17,326
Leased property under capitalized leases		24,231			25,684
		656,563			620,255
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(383,434	)		(370,315	)
	$	273,129		$	249,940
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries and other compensation	$	67,257		$	54,801
Pension and retirement		4,046			1,973
Taxes other than income taxes		5,955			6,178
Other		85,540			77,979
	$	162,798		$	140,931