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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Warranty Reserve

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

2,497

  

$

1,772

 

$

1,523

Provision for warranties during the year

 

 

2,246

 

 

4,121

 

 

3,379

Charges to the accrual

 

 

(2,991)

 

 

(3,326)

 

 

(3,203)

Impact of foreign currency translation

 

 

 8

 

 

(70)

 

 

73

Balance, end of year

 

$

1,760

  

$

2,497

 

$

1,772