Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

	Net Revenues
	Three Months Ended April 30,						The Six Months Ended April 30,
Region:	2019			2018			2019			2018
North America	$	207,807		$	224,933		$	402,952		$	425,631
Europe & Asia	71,867			76,946			140,546			128,670
Eliminations	(6,304		)	(4,539		)	(11,195		)	(9,295		)
Total Company	$	273,370		$	297,340		$	532,303		$	545,006

	Net Revenues						Net Revenues
	Three Months Ended April 30						Six Months Ended April 30
Geographic Region:	2019			2018			2019			2018
North America	$	207,807		$	224,933		$	402,952		$	425,631
Europe & Asia	71,867			76,946			140,546			128,670
Eliminations	(6,304		)	(4,539		)	(11,195		)	(9,295		)
Total Company	$	273,370		$	297,340		532,303			$	545,006

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The foreign currency gain (loss) is included as a component of other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

	Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)						Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
	Three Months Ended April 30,						Six months ended April 30,
Geographic Region:	2019			2018			2019			2018
North America	$	(27	)	$	(43	)	$	211		$	(31	)
Europe & Asia	$	(7	)	$	(115	)	$	(6	)	$	(243	)

Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangibles.

	Long-Lived Assets
Geographic Region:	April 30, 2019		October 31, 2018
North America	$	267,787	$	253,711
Europe & Asia	102,966		104,780
Total Company	$	370,753	$	358,491