Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,378,810	$ 3,138,084	$ 2,618,650
Cost of sales	2,189,036	2,090,121	1,677,639
Gross profit	1,189,774	1,047,963	941,011
Selling, general and administrative expense	763,417	722,934	567,926
Operating earnings	426,357	325,029	373,085
Interest expense	(33,156)	(28,835)	(19,096)
Other income, net	13,869	25,939	18,408
Earnings before income taxes	407,070	322,133	372,397
Provision for income taxes	77,369	48,150	100,458
Net earnings	$ 329,701	$ 273,983	$ 271,939
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 3.06	$ 2.57	$ 2.56
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 3.03	$ 2.53	$ 2.50
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	107,658	106,773	106,369
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	108,663	108,090	108,657