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Accrued expenses
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued expenses Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
October 31,
20202019
(In thousands)
Workers’ compensation claims$9,996 $9,687 
Accrued wages11,282 19,525 
Accrued rebates 17,977 13,529 
Accrued vacation12,207 10,592 
Accrued property taxes12,606 11,331 
Accrued payroll taxes 1
22,939 8,290 
Other accrued expenses11,656 9,986 
Total accrued expenses$98,663 $82,940 

Note 1 - Included in fiscal year 2020 accrued payroll taxes is an approximately $20.7 million deferral of payroll taxes allowed by the CARES Act.