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Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet | Note 4 — Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts |  | $ | 475,638 |  |  | $ | 491,224 |
Notes |  |  | 4,476 |  |  |  | 5,121 |
Other |  |  | 20,889 |  |  |  | 18,533 |
|  |  | 501,003 |  |  |  | 514,878 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (9,580 | ) |  |  | (9,791 | )
|  | $ | 491,423 |  |  | $ | 505,087 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials and component parts |  | $ | 112,823 |  |  | $ | 105,424 |
Work-in-process |  |  | 47,126 |  |  |  | 45,743 |
Finished goods |  |  | 148,618 |  |  |  | 152,923 |
|  |  | 308,567 |  |  |  | 304,090 |
Obsolescence and other reserves |  |  | (37,545 | ) |  |  | (33,140 | )
LIFO reserve |  |  | (6,545 | ) |  |  | (6,684 | )
|  | $ | 264,477 |  |  | $ | 264,266 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | 10,544 |  |  | $ | 10,598 |
Land improvements |  |  | 4,294 |  |  |  | 4,292 |
Buildings |  |  | 252,127 |  |  |  | 190,611 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 456,307 |  |  |  | 424,006 |
Enterprise management system |  |  | 53,234 |  |  |  | 52,936 |
Construction-in-progress |  |  | 24,266 |  |  |  | 49,713 |
Leased property under capitalized leases |  |  | 26,118 |  |  |  | 25,715 |
|  |  | 826,890 |  |  |  | 757,871 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (440,224 | ) |  |  | (411,460 | )
|  | $ | 386,666 |  |  | $ | 346,411 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and other compensation |  | $ | 72,364 |  |  | $ | 73,234 |
Pension and retirement |  |  | 5,095 |  |  |  | 4,768 |
Taxes other than income taxes |  |  | 8,060 |  |  |  | 7,663 |
Other |  |  | 89,566 |  |  |  | 87,701 |
|  | $ | 175,085 |  |  | $ | 173,366 |

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