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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of earnings before income taxes
Earnings before income taxes were as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended October 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Earnings before income taxes:
 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S.
 
$
307,136

 
$
292,184

 
$
254,276

Foreign
 
46,048

 
38,276

 
36,755

Total earnings before income taxes
 
$
353,184

 
$
330,460

 
$
291,031

Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the company's consolidated effective tax rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the company's consolidated effective tax rate is summarized as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended October 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Statutory federal income tax rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Excess deduction for stock compensation
 
(5.3
)
 

 

Domestic manufacturer's deduction
 
(1.2
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(1.7
)
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
0.5

 
1.5

 
2.2

Foreign taxes
 
(2.3
)
 
(1.8
)
 
(3.1
)
Federal research tax credit
 
(1.5
)
 
(1.5
)
 
(0.9
)
Other, net
 
(1.0
)
 
(2.3
)
 
(0.8
)
Consolidated effective tax rate
 
24.2
 %
 
30.1
 %
 
30.7
 %
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes
Components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended October 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current provision:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
83,091

 
$
77,685

 
$
75,496

State
 
3,036

 
6,929

 
9,389

Foreign
 
8,166

 
6,295

 
6,219

Total current provision
 
$
94,293

 
$
90,909

 
$
91,104

Deferred provision (benefit):
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
(8,774
)
 
$
7,283

 
$
430

State
 
(101
)
 
297

 

Foreign
 
49

 
977

 
(2,094
)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
 
(8,826
)
 
8,557

 
(1,664
)
Total provision for income taxes
 
$
85,467

 
$
99,466

 
$
89,440

Schedule of tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred income tax assets
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred income tax assets, net, are presented below:
October 31
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 

 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
$
38,753

 
$
37,200

Warranty and insurance
 
23,993

 
17,443

Advertising and sales allowance
 
10,428

 
11,185

Other
 
12,234

 
10,327

Valuation allowance
 
(1,951
)
 
(1,867
)
Total deferred income tax assets
 
$
83,457

 
$
74,288

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
$
(13,259
)
 
$
(13,578
)
Amortization
 
(7,841
)
 
(3,482
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
 
(21,100
)
 
(17,060
)
Deferred income tax assets, net
 
$
62,357

 
$
57,228

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2016
 
$
5,175

Increase as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
 
432

Increase as a result of tax positions taken during the current period
 
948

Decrease relating to settlements with taxing authorities
 
(2,673
)
Reductions as a result of statute of limitations lapses
 
(769
)
Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2017
 
$
3,113