Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales		$ 2,392,175	$ 2,390,875	$ 2,172,691
Cost of sales		1,517,580	1,554,940	1,399,420
Gross profit		874,595	835,935	773,271
Selling, general, and administrative expense		540,199	536,821	510,114
Operating earnings		334,396	299,114	263,157
Interest expense		(19,336)	(18,757)	(15,426)
Other income, net		15,400	10,674	8,714
Earnings before income taxes		330,460	291,031	256,445
Provision for income taxes		99,466	89,440	82,575
Net earnings		$ 230,994	$ 201,591	$ 173,870
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 2.10	$ 1.81	$ 1.54
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 2.06	$ 1.78	$ 1.51
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	[1]	109,834	111,130	112,718
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	[1]	111,987	113,514	115,255

[1] Shares and per share data have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a two-for-one stock split effective September 16, 2016