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GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Reconciliation of Changes in Warranty Reserve

A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

		Nine months ended
		July 31, 2012				July 31, 2011
Balance, beginning of period		$	1,725			$	1,591
Provision for warranties during the period			2,443				2,224
Charges to the reserve			(2,570	)			(2,061	)
Impact of foreign currency translation			(36	)			27
Balance, end of period		$	1,562			$	1,781

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- Definition

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 8

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249

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