SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA - Other (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment item shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares
Goodwill And Indefinite Life Intangible Assets
Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill | segment		9
Number of operating segments | segment		9
Number of reporting units containing goodwill | item		7
Other Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			$ 1,383
Accelerated depreciation expense		$ 0	531	$ 0
Accounts Payable
Minimum number of payment obligations to be financed | item		1
Outstanding payment obligations placed on the accounts payable tracking system		$ 16,249	16,101
Changes in accrued warranties
Beginning balance		70,734	71,080
Warranty provisions		44,260	41,747
Warranty claims		(41,102)	(39,730)
Changes in estimates		(1,734)	(2,363)
Ending balance		72,158	70,734	71,080
Revenue Recognition
Consignment inventory amount		$ 22,443	23,566
Cost of Financing Distributor/Dealer Inventory
Number of fiscal years the entity has repurchased immaterial amounts of inventory under repurchase agreements		3 years
Financing costs for distributor and dealer inventories		$ 28,773	24,130	21,080
Advertising
Advertising costs		$ 41,837	$ 42,843	$ 43,590
Basic
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock | shares		109,816	111,107	112,692
Assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares		18	23	26
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares	[1]	109,834	111,130	112,718
Diluted
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares	[1]	109,834	111,130	112,718
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares) | shares	[1]	2,153	2,384	2,537
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent shares, and effect of dilutive securities | shares	[1]	111,987	113,514	115,255
Options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units, excluded from the diluted earnings per share | shares		310,566	290,120	519,850
Minimum
Other Long-Lived Assets
Estimated life		1 year 6 months
Maximum
Other Long-Lived Assets
Estimated life		20 years
Stock Option Awards | Non-employee directors
Stock-Based Compensation
Requisite service period for non-employee director after which fair value of options granted is fully expensed on the date of grant		10 years

[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