The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Gross amount, at the balance sheet date, of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. This can include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Property and Depreciation
Capitalized interest amount	$ 256	$ 230	$ 131
Subtotal	683,107	654,650
Less accumulated depreciation	502,584	463,510
Property, plant, and equipment, net	180,523	191,140	173,407
Depreciation expense	46,840	43,539	42,108
Buildings including leasehold improvements
Property and Depreciation
Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years)	10
Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years)	45
Subtotal	129,353	129,252
Equipment
Property and Depreciation
Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years)	2
Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years)	7
Tooling costs
Property and Depreciation
Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years)	3
Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years)	5
Software and website development costs
Property and Depreciation
Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years)	2
Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years)	5
Land and land improvements
Property and Depreciation
Subtotal	27,325	26,776
Machinery and equipment
Property and Depreciation
Subtotal	460,568	434,796
Computer hardware and software
Property and Depreciation
Subtotal	$ 65,861	$ 63,826