Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts

The following table summarizes, by currency, the contracts outstanding at October 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Market Value
October 31, 2017 contract amounts:
Euro	$	144,611	$	141,720	$	78,253	$	76,892
Pound sterling		45,252		45,242		54,204		54,658
Japanese yen		24,904		24,349		28,358		27,401
Australian dollar		193		191		8,185		7,904
Hong Kong dollar		—		—		100,131		100,114
Singapore dollar		794		791		12,681		12,642
Others		5,413		5,312		51,930		50,688
Total	$	221,167	$	217,605	$	333,742	$	330,299
October 31, 2016 contract amounts:
Euro	$	107,860	$	105,635	$	51,377	$	50,495
Pound sterling		36,692		36,125		37,473		36,302
Japanese yen		31,844		31,000		23,998		23,185
Australian dollar		380		380		8,096		8,095
Hong Kong dollar		1,702		1,702		79,516		79,411
Singapore dollar		1,031		995		12,062		11,735
Others		1,863		1,832		32,511		32,066
Total	$	181,372	$	177,669	$	245,033	$	241,289

Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Instruments, Other than Receivables and Accounts Payable

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

	2017				2016
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Notes payable		—		—		2,141			2,141
Long-term debt (including current portion)		1,582,984		1,587,920		980,864			992,060
Foreign currency forward contracts (net)		290		290		(39	)		(39	)