Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts

The following table summarizes, by currency, the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Value
Euro	$	152,436	$	149,658	$	82,687	$	80,189
British pound		43,914		42,617		58,981		57,370
Japanese yen		32,610		31,785		35,260		34,116
Australian dollar		194		188		8,137		7,774
Hong Kong dollar		2,170		2,166		110,723		111,005
Singapore dollar		616		608		13,143		12,967
Others		4,398		4,191		52,468		50,573
Total	$	236,338	$	231,213	$	361,399	$	353,994

Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Instruments, Other than Cash and Cash Equivalents, 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.

	Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current maturities	$	1,539,046		$	1,529,148
Foreign currency forward contracts (net)		(2,281	)		(2,281	)