SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments



Fiscal years ended October 31		Professional		Residential		Other			Total

2013
Net sales	$	1,425,259	$	594,411	$	21,761		$	2,041,431
Intersegment gross sales		40,416		402		(40,818	)		–
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		254,424		62,033		(89,744	)		226,713
Total assets		528,926		167,918		305,904			1,002,748
Capital expenditures		32,362		7,838		9,227			49,427
Depreciation and amortization		34,706		10,321		9,107			54,134

2012
Net sales	$	1,329,504	$	607,435	$	21,751		$	1,958,690
Intersegment gross sales		37,324		26		(37,350	)		–
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		232,104		57,889		(93,731	)		196,262
Total assets		527,159		169,899		238,141			935,199
Capital expenditures		29,313		4,164		9,765			43,242
Depreciation and amortization		34,876		10,919		7,839			53,634

2011
Net sales	$	1,239,068	$	623,889	$	20,996		$	1,883,953
Intersegment gross sales		35,539		3,560		(39,099	)		–
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		205,009		54,410		(84,593	)		174,826
Total assets		497,388		202,222		171,053			870,663
Capital expenditures		43,933		5,615		7,899			57,447
Depreciation and amortization		31,380		9,846		7,280			48,506

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



Fiscal years ended October 31		2013			2012			2011

Corporate expenses	$	(85,359	)	$	(81,376	)	$	(72,726	)
Interest expense		(16,210	)		(16,906	)		(16,970	)
Other income		11,825			4,551			5,103

Total	$	(89,744	)	$	(93,731	)	$	(84,593	)

Schedule of net sales for groups of similar products and services



Fiscal years ended October 31		2013		2012		2011

Equipment	$	1,649,489	$	1,586,864	$	1,529,470
Irrigation and lighting		391,942		371,826		354,483

Total	$	2,041,431	$	1,958,690	$	1,883,953

Schedule of geographic area data



Fiscal years ended October 31		United States		Foreign Countries		Total

2013
Net sales	$	1,426,060	$	615,371	$	2,041,431
Long-lived assets		143,547		41,549		185,096

2012
Net sales	$	1,364,377	$	594,313	$	1,958,690
Long-lived assets		137,708		42,815		180,523

2011
Net sales	$	1,276,038	$	607,915	$	1,883,953
Long-lived assets		145,169		45,971		191,140

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Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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