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Liabilities and Restructuring Charges | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2018
Liabilities and Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Liabilities and Restructuring Charges | Liabilities and Restructuring Charges During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the Company incurred restructuring charges of approximately $1.9 million as part of a business realignment, and the charges were substantially paid prior to the end of the period. Total charges under this realignment are expected to be $8 million to $10 million consisting of severance and benefits in fiscal 2018. In fiscal 2017, the Company recorded $36.6 million of restructuring charges for severance and benefits due to involuntary and voluntary employee termination actions. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the Company made payments of $17.3 million related to the 2017 actions. There was no outstanding balance as of July 31, 2018. As of October 31, 2017, the outstanding balance was $17.5 million recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as payroll and related benefits in the audited consolidated balance sheets. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of:
| July 31, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
| (in thousands)
Payroll and related benefits | $ | 338,014 |  |  | $ | 382,773 |
Other accrued liabilities | 61,550 |  |  | 97,119 |
Accounts payable | 49,473 |  |  | 19,954 |
Total | $ | 449,037 |  |  | $ | 499,846 |
Other long-term liabilities consist of:
| July 31, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
| (in thousands)
Deferred compensation liability | $ | 220,975 |  |  | $ | 197,542 |
Other long-term liabilities | 52,537 |  |  | 54,485 |
Total | $ | 273,512 |  |  | $ | 252,027 |

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