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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Standard Product Warranty Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Warranty Reserve
A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
2,186
 
$
2,048
 
$
1,778
 
Provision for warranties during the year
 
 
2,715
 
 
3,736
 
 
3,846
 
Charges to the accrual
 
 
(3,349)
 
 
(3,495)
 
 
(3,529)
 
Impact of foreign currency translation
 
 
(29)
 
 
(103)
 
 
(47)
 
Balance, end of year
 
$
1,523
 
$
2,186
 
$
2,048