Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts

The following table summarizes, by currency, the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at July 31, 2018:

	Sell				Buy
	Notional Amounts		Fair Value		Notional Amounts		Fair Value
Euro	$	239,642	$	237,535	$	201,296	$	200,285
British pound		41,649		41,182		70,644		69,429
Japanese yen		22,872		22,641		43,591		43,113
Australian dollar		185		186		7,729		7,677
Hong Kong dollar		453		452		118,507		118,369
Singapore dollar		613		603		12,820		12,635
Others		3,759		3,751		53,868		53,836
Total	$	309,173	$	306,350	$	508,455	$	505,344

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	$	1,555,122		$	1,539,911
Foreign currency forward contracts (net)		(239	)		(239	)