Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Apr. 26, 2013	Apr. 27, 2012	Apr. 26, 2013	Apr. 27, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,360,435	$ 1,541,060	$ 2,510,312	$ 2,677,261
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	909,179	1,030,689	1,682,328	1,803,465
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	172,953	182,033	330,234	353,389
Other income	(330)	(5,099)	(2,035)	(26,776)
Operating income	278,633	333,437	499,785	547,183
Interest income	1,843	1,336	3,644	2,529
Interest expense	(17,028)	(18,456)	(33,982)	(35,726)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	263,448	316,317	469,447	513,986
Provision for income taxes	81,669	98,365	145,529	153,515
Income from continuing operations	181,779	217,952	323,918	360,471
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(33)	0	(142)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Joy Global Inc.	181,779	217,919	323,918	360,329
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(223)	(4,331)	(225)	(4,389)
Net income	181,556	213,621	323,693	356,082
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(33)	0	(142)
Net income attributable to Joy Global Inc.	$ 181,556	$ 213,588	$ 323,693	$ 355,940
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ 2.06	$ 3.05	$ 3.41
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ 2.02	$ 3.05	$ 3.37
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 2.04	$ 3.02	$ 3.37
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 2.00	$ 3.02	$ 3.33
Dividends per share	$ 0.175	$ 0.175	$ 0.35	$ 0.35
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	106,426	105,951	106,334	105,678
Diluted (in shares)	107,413	106,983	107,325	106,868

Product Development expense includes planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process. Selling and administrative expenses are the aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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