Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Segment Data

Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments

(Dollars in thousands)
Three months ended July 31, 2015	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	421,994	$	175,977	$	11,644		$	609,615
Intersegment gross sales	10,365		222		(10,587		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	82,253		20,566		(25,203		)	77,616

Three months ended August 1, 2014	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	384,678	$	175,717	$	7,145		$	567,540
Intersegment gross sales	11,964		128		(12,092		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	74,835		18,698		(22,735		)	70,798

Nine months ended July 31, 2015	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	1,314,474	$	578,587	$	17,007		$	1,910,068
Intersegment gross sales	38,651		410		(39,061		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	258,727		69,131		(72,132		)	255,726
Total assets	846,400		226,835		286,716			1,359,951

Nine months ended August 1, 2014	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	1,208,707	$	533,664	$	16,180		$	1,758,551
Intersegment gross sales	31,878		378		(32,256		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	244,665		60,654		(66,650		)	238,669
Total assets	616,305		186,079		325,443			1,127,827

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,			August 1,			July 31,			August 1,
(Dollars in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Corporate expenses	$	(26,989	)	$	(22,101	)	$	(68,434	)	$	(62,448	)
Interest expense, net	(4,587		)	(3,629		)	(14,071		)	(11,065		)
Other	6,373			2,995			10,373			6,863
Total	$	(25,203	)	$	(22,735	)	$	(72,132	)	$	(66,650	)