Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments

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

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	2,523,452	$	820,745	$	34,613	$	3,378,810
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	46,703		80		(46,783)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	426,560		113,669		(133,159)		407,070
Total assets	1,940,844		282,061		630,323		2,853,228
Capital expenditures	49,975		13,669		14,424		78,068
Depreciation and amortization	$	70,460	$	12,607	$	12,548	$	95,615

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

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	2020		2019		2018
Corporate expenses	$	(108,396)	$	(124,422)	$	(92,541)
Interest expense	(33,156)		(28,835)		(19,096)
Earnings from wholly-owned domestic distribution companies and other income, net	8,393		29,325		19,421
Total operating loss	$	(133,159)	$	(123,932)	$	(92,216)

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	2020		2019		2018
Equipment	$	2,985,295	$	2,747,935	$	2,210,047
Irrigation and lighting	393,515		390,149		408,603
Total net sales	$	3,378,810	$	3,138,084	$	2,618,650

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 property, plant and equipment, net, 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		International Countries		Total
2020
Net sales	$	2,700,694	$	678,116	$	3,378,810
Long-lived assets	$	426,378	$	41,541	$	467,919
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