SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Selected Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

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SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

Accounts Receivable

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Accounts receivable		$263,645			$240,544
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,324		)	(3,258		)
Accounts receivable, net		$259,321			$237,286

Inventories

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Finished products		$197,463		$192,758
Work in process	34,884		49,315
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies	183,967		158,039
Contracts in process	—		1,649
Less: Billings to date	—		(208		)
Inventories, net of valuation reserves		$416,314		$401,553

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, contracts in process represented accumulated capitalized costs associated with fixed price contracts. Additionally, related progress billings and customer advances (“billings to date”) were classified as a reduction to contracts in process, if any, and any excess was included in accrued expenses and other liabilities. See Note 1,

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements, and Note 6, Revenue, for additional information pertaining to the adoption of ASC 606.

Property, Plant and Equipment

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Land		$7,297			$5,864
Buildings and improvements	115,314			101,424
Machinery, equipment and tooling	246,653			230,108
Construction in progress	7,981			5,044
	377,245			342,440
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(204,063		)	(187,701		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$173,182			$154,739

Accrued Customer Rebates and Credits

The aggregate amount of accrued customer rebates and credits included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $17.4 million as of July 31, 2019 and $16.9 million as of October 31, 2018. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 was $6.5 million and $7.7 million, respectively. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
R&D expenses		$48,697		$40,680		$16,648		$14,020

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The holders of equity interests in certain of the Company's subsidiaries have rights ("Put Rights") that may be exercised on varying dates causing the Company to purchase their equity interests through fiscal 2029. The Put Rights, all of which relate either to common shares or membership interests in limited liability companies, provide that the cash consideration to be paid for their equity interests (the "Redemption Amount") be at fair value or a formula that management intended to reasonably approximate fair value based solely on a multiple of future earnings over a measurement period. Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Redeemable at fair value		$129,831		$83,524
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings	48,522		48,522
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		$178,353		$132,046

As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through HEICO Electronic, acquired 75% of the membership interests of REI in June 2019. As part of the REI operating agreement, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to cause the Company to purchase their equity interest over a four-year period beginning in fiscal 2024, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same equity interest over the same period.    

As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through the FSG, acquired 80.1% of the membership interests of Decavo in February 2019. As part of the Decavo operating agreement, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to cause the Company to purchase their equity interests over a four-year period beginning in fiscal 2026, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same equity interests over the same period.

As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through HEICO Electronic, acquired 85% of the stock of SST in February 2019. As part of the SST shareholders' agreement, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to cause the Company to purchase their equity interests over a four-year period beginning in fiscal 2024, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same equity interests over the same period.

As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through the ETG, acquired 92.7% of the stock of Apex in November 2018. As part of the Apex shareholders' agreement, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to cause the Company to purchase their equity interests over a four-year period beginning in fiscal 2023, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same equity interests over the same period.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension Benefit Obligation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2018		($14,370	)		($886	)		($15,256	)
Unrealized loss	(1,545		)	—			(1,545		)
Amortization of unrealized loss	—			18			18
Balances as of July 31, 2019		($15,915	)		($868	)		($16,783	)