QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of quarterly financial data

Summarized quarterly financial data for fiscal 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

	Quarter
Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2017	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	515,839	$	872,767	$	627,943	$	488,627
Gross profit	193,480		316,314		226,785		184,258
Net earnings	44,990		120,475		68,404		33,848
Basic net earnings per share1	0.41		1.11		0.63		0.31
Diluted net earnings per share1	$	0.41	$	1.08	$	0.61	$	0.31

	Quarter
Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2016	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	486,398	$	836,441	$	600,980	$	468,356
Gross profit	182,654		303,187		216,617		172,137
Net earnings	39,261		105,681		55,822		30,230
Basic net earnings per share1	0.36		0.96		0.51		0.28
Diluted net earnings per share1	$	0.35	$	0.94	$	0.50	$	0.27

¹  Net earnings per share amounts may not equal the full year total due to changes in the number of shares outstanding during the periods and rounding.