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Inventories (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Summarization of Inventories | Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and are summarized as follows (Dollars in millions):
|  | January 31, |  |  | October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Finished Goods |  | $ | 105.7 |  |  | $ | 96.9 |
Raw materials and work-in-process |  |  | 283.6 |  |  |  | 277.4 |
|  | $ | 389.3 |  |  | $ | 374.3 |

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