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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Standard Product Warranty Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Warranty Reserve
A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):
 
  
2018
  
2017
  
2016
 
Balance, beginning of year $1,772  $1,523  $2,186 
Provision for warranties during the year  4,121   3,379   2,715 
Charges to the accrual  (3,326)  (3,203)  (3,349)
Impact of foreign currency translation  (68)  73   (29)
Balance, end of year $2,499  $1,772  $1,523