Operating Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

The following table presents information about our segments:

	AdhesiveDispensing Systems			AdvancedTechnology Systems			IndustrialCoating Systems			Corporate			Total
Three months ended
January 31, 2017
Net external sales	$	207,837		$	145,360		$	54,273		$	—		$	407,470
Operating profit (loss)		53,056	(a)		26,363			7,085			(10,586	)		75,918
Three months ended
January 31, 2016
Net external sales	$	203,439		$	117,860		$	50,921		$	—		$	372,220
Operating profit (loss)		50,360	(a)		7,973	(b)		4,178	(c)		(10,533	)		51,978

(a) Includes $227 and $480 of severance and restructuring costs in the three months ended January 31, 2017, and January 31, 2016, respectively.

(b) Includes $510 of severance and restructuring costs in the three months ended January 31, 2016.

(c) Includes $27 of severance and restructuring costs in the three months ended January 31, 2016.

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
	January 31, 2017			January 31, 2016
Total profit for reportable segments	$	75,918		$	51,978
Interest expense		(5,641	)		(5,844	)
Interest and investment income		273			138
Other-net		(157	)		802
Income before income taxes	$	70,393		$	47,074

Sales and Long-lived Asset Information by Geographic Regions

We have significant sales in the following geographic regions:

	Three Months Ended
	January 31, 2017		January 31, 2016
United States	$	125,521	$	117,391
Americas		30,042		26,707
Europe		119,159		119,718
Japan		24,177		19,503
Asia Pacific		108,571		88,901
Total net external sales	$	407,470	$	372,220