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Segment Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments | The following tables present summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable business segments and Other activities (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020 |  | Professional |  | Residential |  | Other |  | Total
Net sales |  | $ | 2,523,452 |  |  | $ | 820,745 |  |  | $ | 34,613 |  |  | $ | 3,378,810 |
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations) |  | 46,703 |  |  | 80 |  |  | (46,783) |  |  | — |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |  | 426,560 |  |  | 113,669 |  |  | (133,159) |  |  | 407,070 |
Total assets |  | 1,940,844 |  |  | 282,061 |  |  | 630,323 |  |  | 2,853,228 |
Capital expenditures |  | 49,975 |  |  | 13,669 |  |  | 14,424 |  |  | 78,068 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 70,460 |  |  | $ | 12,607 |  |  | $ | 12,548 |  |  | $ | 95,615 |
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2019 |  | Professional |  | Residential |  | Other |  | Total
Net sales |  | $ | 2,443,448 |  |  | $ | 661,274 |  |  | $ | 33,362 |  |  | $ | 3,138,084 |
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations) |  | 59,453 |  |  | 310 |  |  | (59,763) |  |  | — |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |  | 380,914 |  |  | 65,151 |  |  | (123,932) |  |  | 322,133 |
Total assets |  | 1,592,065 |  |  | 430,495 |  |  | 307,987 |  |  | 2,330,547 |
Capital expenditures |  | 57,246 |  |  | 16,970 |  |  | 18,665 |  |  | 92,881 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 63,885 |  |  | $ | 11,897 |  |  | $ | 11,916 |  |  | $ | 87,698 |
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2018 |  | Professional |  | Residential |  | Other |  | Total
Net sales |  | $ | 1,946,999 |  |  | $ | 654,413 |  |  | $ | 17,238 |  |  | $ | 2,618,650 |
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations) |  | 29,798 |  |  | 312 |  |  | (30,110) |  |  | — |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |  | 399,806 |  |  | 64,807 |  |  | (92,216) |  |  | 372,397 |
Total assets |  | 916,106 |  |  | 199,273 |  |  | 455,605 |  |  | 1,570,984 |
Capital expenditures |  | 58,109 |  |  | 16,014 |  |  | 16,001 |  |  | 90,124 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 38,585 |  |  | $ | 9,999 |  |  | $ | 12,693 |  |  | $ | 61,277 |
Summary of the components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other" | The following table presents the details of operating loss before income taxes for the company's Other activities (in thousands):
Fiscal Years Ended October 31 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Corporate expenses |  | $ | (108,396) |  |  | $ | (124,422) |  |  | $ | (92,541) |
Interest expense |  | (33,156) |  |  | (28,835) |  |  | (19,096) |
Earnings from wholly-owned domestic distribution companies and other income, net |  | 8,393 |  |  | 29,325 |  |  | 19,421 |
Total operating loss |  | $ | (133,159) |  |  | $ | (123,932) |  |  | $ | (92,216) |
Schedule of net sales for groups of similar products and services | The following table presents net sales for groups of similar products and services (in thousands):
Fiscal Years Ended October 31 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Equipment |  | $ | 2,985,295 |  |  | $ | 2,747,935 |  |  | $ | 2,210,047 |
Irrigation and lighting |  | 393,515 |  |  | 390,149 |  |  | 408,603 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 3,378,810 |  |  | $ | 3,138,084 |  |  | $ | 2,618,650 |
Schedule of geographic area data | The following geographic area data includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets, which consist of property, plant and equipment, net, and is based on physical location in addition to allocated capital tooling from U.S. plant facilities (in thousands):
Fiscal Years Ended October 31 |  | United States |  | International Countries |  | Total
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 2,700,694 |  |  | $ | 678,116 |  |  | $ | 3,378,810 |
Long-lived assets |  | $ | 426,378 |  |  | $ | 41,541 |  |  | $ | 467,919 |
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 2,413,153 |  |  | $ | 724,931 |  |  | $ | 3,138,084 |
Long-lived assets |  | $ | 395,937 |  |  | $ | 41,380 |  |  | $ | 437,317 |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,975,562 |  |  | $ | 643,088 |  |  | $ | 2,618,650 |
Long-lived assets |  | $ | 230,246 |  |  | $ | 41,213 |  |  | $ | 271,459 |

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