SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA.

Schedule of Inventories

  Inventories as of October 31 were as follows:

		2011		2010
Raw materials and work in progress	$	94,176	$	66,152
Finished goods and service parts		189,855		183,992
Total FIFO value		284,031		250,144
Less: adjustment to LIFO value		61,001		55,742
Total	$	223,030	$	194,402

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

Property, plant, and equipment as of October 31 was as follows:

		2011		2010
Land and land improvements	$	26,776	$	24,667
Buildings and leasehold improvements		129,252		115,480
Machinery and equipment		434,796		396,228
Computer hardware and software		63,826		57,695
Subtotal		654,650		594,070
Less: accumulated depreciation		463,510		420,663
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	191,140	$	173,407

Schedule of changes in accrued warranties

The changes in accrued warranties were as follows:

Fiscal years ended October 31		2011			2010
Beginning Balance	$	56,934		$	54,273
Warranty provisions		40,144			36,540
Warranty claims		(33,774	)		(32,570	)
Changes in estimates		(849	)		(1,334	)
Addition from acquisitions		275			25
Ending Balance	$	62,730		$	56,934

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss

 Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of October 31 were as follows:

		2011		2010		2009
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	2,904	$	3,008	$	2,368
Adjustments to employee retirement benefits, net of tax		3,800		3,261		3,942
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net of tax		122		2,793		3,093
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	6,826	$	9,062	$	9,403

Reconciliations of basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

 Reconciliations of basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding are as follows:

BASIC
(Shares in thousands) Fiscal years ended October 31	2011	2010	2009
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock	31,265	32,980	35,784
Assumed issuance of contingent shares	2	2	4
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	31,267	32,982	35,788
DILUTED
(Shares in thousands) Fiscal years ended October 31	2011	2010	2009
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	31,267	32,982	35,788
Effect of dilutive securities	530	455	452
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent and restricted shares, and effect of dilutive securities	31,797	33,437	36,240