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Note 6 - Warranty Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended April 30,						Six Months Ended April 30,
(In thousands)		2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance, beginning of period		$93,410			$129,314			$95,064			$127,702
Additions – Selling, general and administrative		1,959			2,169			4,117			4,338
Additions – Cost of sales		1,308			4,154			3,336			9,899
Charges incurred during the period		(4,020	)		(19,862	)		(10,111	)		(26,164	)
Changes to pre-existing reserves		192			-			443			-
Balance, end of period		$92,849			$115,775			$92,849			$115,775

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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