Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,239	$ 50,268
Receivables - net	428,560	389,550
Inventories - net	220,361	225,672
Deferred income taxes		24,865
Prepaid expenses	29,415	21,236
Total current assets	745,575	711,591
Property, plant and equipment - net	273,129	249,940
Goodwill	1,107,137	1,082,375
Intangible assets - net	260,302	277,426
Deferred income taxes	10,681	5,705
Other assets	25,541	33,407
Total assets	2,422,365	2,360,444
Current liabilities:
Notes payable	2,141	1,108
Accounts payable	75,130	68,229
Income taxes payable	22,762	28,642
Accrued liabilities	162,798	140,931
Customer advance payments	26,175	22,884
Current maturities of long-term debt	38,093	22,842
Deferred income taxes		1,256
Current obligations under capital leases	4,444	4,884
Total current liabilities	331,543	290,776
Long-term debt	944,553	1,092,643
Obligations under capital leases	9,714	9,698
Pension obligations	130,376	118,071
Postretirement obligations	70,397	66,690
Deferred income taxes	61,836	89,770
Other liabilities	22,343	32,780
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common shares, no par value; 160,000 shares authorized; 98,023 shares issued at October 31, 2015 and 2014	12,253	12,253
Capital in excess of stated value	376,625	348,986
Retained earnings	1,932,635	1,717,228
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(168,247)	(144,686)
Common shares in treasury, at cost	(1,301,663)	(1,273,765)
Total shareholders' equity	851,603	660,016
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,422,365	$ 2,360,444