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SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2024

Selected Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts Receivable

(in thousands)						July 31, 2024						October 31, 2023
Accounts receivable						$537,690						$521,696
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts						(11,940)						(12,621)
Accounts receivable, net						$525,750						$509,075

Schedule of Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

(in thousands)						July 31, 2024						October 31, 2023
Finished products						$666,436						$622,395
Work in process						95,866						79,789
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies						362,463						311,496
Inventories, net of valuation reserves						$1,124,765						$1,013,680

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

(in thousands)						July 31, 2024						October 31, 2023
Land						$19,883						$19,706
Buildings and improvements						211,443						202,499
Machinery, equipment and tooling						410,971						386,602
Construction in progress						32,677						25,867
						674,974						634,674
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization						(344,720)						(312,826)
Property, plant and equipment, net						$330,254						$321,848

Schedule of Research and Development Expenses [Table Text Block]

The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows (in thousands):

			Nine months ended July 31,												Three months ended July 31,
			2024						2023						2024						2023
R&D expenses			$82,810						$68,499						$29,779						$25,365

Schedule of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):

			July 31, 2024						October 31, 2023
Redeemable at fair value			$291,213						$308,472
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings			38,058						56,335
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			$329,271						$364,807

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

			Foreign Currency Translation						Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2023			($39,165)						($1,015)						($40,180)
Unrealized gain			11,196						—						11,196
Amortization of unrealized loss			—						39						39
Balances as of July 31, 2024			($27,969)						($976)						($28,945)

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