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Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet | Note 4 — Details of Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Receivables: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts |  | $ | 506,318 |  |  | $ | 475,638 |
Notes |  |  | 3,980 |  |  |  | 4,476 |
Other |  |  | 30,268 |  |  |  | 20,889 |
|  |  | 540,566 |  |  |  | 501,003 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (9,801 | ) |  |  | (9,580 | )
|  | $ | 530,765 |  |  | $ | 491,423 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials and component parts |  | $ | 102,044 |  |  | $ | 112,823 |
Work-in-process |  |  | 42,904 |  |  |  | 47,126 |
Finished goods |  |  | 183,973 |  |  |  | 148,618 |
|  |  | 328,921 |  |  |  | 308,567 |
Obsolescence and other reserves |  |  | (39,377 | ) |  |  | (37,545 | )
LIFO reserve |  |  | (6,145 | ) |  |  | (6,545 | )
|  | $ | 283,399 |  |  | $ | 264,477 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | 10,468 |  |  | $ | 10,544 |
Land improvements |  |  | 4,390 |  |  |  | 4,294 |
Buildings |  |  | 256,195 |  |  |  | 252,127 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 489,864 |  |  |  | 456,307 |
Enterprise management system |  |  | 53,020 |  |  |  | 53,234 |
Construction-in-progress |  |  | 34,944 |  |  |  | 24,266 |
Leased property under capitalized leases |  |  | 29,528 |  |  |  | 26,118 |
|  |  | 878,409 |  |  |  | 826,890 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (479,514 | ) |  |  | (440,224 | )
|  | $ | 398,895 |  |  | $ | 386,666 |
Accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and other compensation |  | $ | 49,908 |  |  | $ | 72,364 |
Pension and retirement |  |  | 9,993 |  |  |  | 5,095 |
Taxes other than income taxes |  |  | 8,606 |  |  |  | 8,060 |
Other |  |  | 93,148 |  |  |  | 89,566 |
|  | $ | 161,655 |  |  | $ | 175,085 |

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