Details of Balance Sheet (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Details of Balance Sheet

	2017			2016
Receivables:
Accounts	$	491,224		$	415,311
Notes		5,121			7,971
Other		18,533			10,813
		514,878			434,095
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(9,791	)		(5,535	)
	$	505,087		$	428,560
Inventories:
Raw materials and component parts	$	105,424		$	85,802
Work-in-process		45,743			36,681
Finished goods		152,923			134,602
		304,090			257,085
Obsolescence and other reserves		(33,140	)		(29,324	)
LIFO reserve		(6,684	)		(7,400	)
	$	264,266		$	220,361
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	10,598		$	9,914
Land improvements		4,292			4,020
Buildings		190,611			169,995
Machinery and equipment		424,006			372,479
Enterprise management system		52,936			50,051
Construction-in-progress		49,713			25,873
Leased property under capitalized leases		25,715			24,231
		757,871			656,563
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(411,460	)		(383,434	)
	$	346,411		$	273,129
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries and other compensation	$	73,234		$	67,257
Pension and retirement		4,768			4,046
Taxes other than income taxes		7,663			5,955
Other		87,701			85,540
	$	173,366		$	162,798