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Note 6 - Warranty Costs (Details) - Warranty and General Liability Reserve (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance | $ 181,833 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 133,077 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 178,008 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 131,028 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Charges incurred during the period | (30,492)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (4,804)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (35,097)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (9,342)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Balance | 161,307 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | 134,865 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | 161,307 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | 134,865 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions | 4,331 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 4,510 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 9,580 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 9,051 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additions | $ 5,635 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember | $ 2,082 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember | $ 8,816 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember | $ 4,128 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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