Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments

The following tables present summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments and Other activities (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2019	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	2,443,448	$	661,274	$	33,362		$	3,138,084
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	59,453		310		(59,763		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	380,914		65,151		(123,932		)	322,133
Total assets	1,592,065		430,495		307,987			2,330,547
Capital expenditures	57,246		16,970		18,665			92,881
Depreciation and amortization	$	63,885	$	11,897	$	11,916		$	87,698

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2018	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	1,946,999	$	654,413	$	17,238		$	2,618,650
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	29,798		312		(30,110		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	399,806		64,807		(92,216		)	372,397
Total assets	916,106		199,273		455,605			1,570,984
Capital expenditures	58,109		16,014		16,001			90,124
Depreciation and amortization	$	38,585	$	9,999	$	12,693		$	61,277

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2017	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	1,811,705	$	673,247	$	20,224		$	2,505,176
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	27,893		332		(28,225		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	379,496		74,704		(101,016		)	353,184
Total assets	836,600		189,578		467,609			1,493,787
Capital expenditures	29,786		10,605		17,885			58,276
Depreciation and amortization	$	41,313	$	10,308	$	13,365		$	64,986

Summary of the components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"

The following table presents the details of operating loss before income taxes for the company's Other activities (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ended October 31	2019			2018			2017
Corporate expenses	$	(124,422	)	$	(92,541	)	$	(100,928	)
Interest expense	(28,835		)	(19,096		)	(19,113		)
Other income	29,325			19,421			19,025
Total operating loss	$	(123,932	)	$	(92,216	)	$	(101,016	)

Schedule of net sales for groups of similar products and services

The following table presents net sales for groups of similar products and services (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ended October 31	2019		2018		2017
Equipment	$	2,747,935	$	2,210,047	$	2,060,354
Irrigation and lighting	390,149		408,603		444,822
Total net sales	$	3,138,084	$	2,618,650	$	2,505,176

Schedule of geographic area data

The following geographic area data includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets, which consist of net property, plant, and equipment, and is based on physical location in addition to allocated capital tooling from U.S. plant facilities (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ended October 31	United States		Foreign Countries		Total
2019
Net sales	$	2,413,153	$	724,931	$	3,138,084
Long-lived assets	$	395,937	$	41,380	$	437,317
2018
Net sales	$	1,975,562	$	643,088	$	2,618,650
Long-lived assets	$	230,246	$	41,213	$	271,459
2017
Net sales	$	1,893,249	$	611,927	$	2,505,176
Long-lived assets	$	194,338	$	40,892	$	235,230