Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

	First		Second		Third		Fourth
2019:
Sales	$	497,910	$	551,119	$	559,746	$	585,451
Gross margin		268,976		301,529		302,623		318,975
Net income		48,567		91,923		93,928		102,673
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.84		1.60		1.64		1.79
Diluted		0.83		1.58		1.62		1.76
2018:
Sales	$	550,424	$	553,706	$	581,243	$	569,295
Gross margin		300,973		307,015		320,476		307,864
Net income		104,555		91,235		94,884		86,702
Earnings per share:
Basic		1.81		1.57		1.63		1.49
Diluted		1.78		1.55		1.61		1.47