Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

As of the dates indicated, inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2013			January 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	53,274		$	56,699
Work-in-process	7,773			7,348
Finished goods	153,855			177,996
Deferred cost of goods sold	75,764			84,479
	290,666			326,522
Provision for excess and obsolescence	(41,563		)	(42,398		)
	$	249,103		$	284,124