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Bank Lines of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Bank Lines of Credit and Notes

Bank lines of credit are summarized as follows:

			2020						2019
Maximum borrowings available under bank lines of credit (all foreign banks)			$	74,766					$	79,930
Unused bank lines of credit			$	74,766					$	79,930

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