SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Selected Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts Receivable

(in thousands)	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Accounts receivable		$256,678			$277,992
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,628		)	(3,666		)
Accounts receivable, net		$252,050			$274,326

Schedule of Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

(in thousands)	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Finished products		$211,279		$199,880
Work in process	38,184		32,548
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies	191,787		187,891
Inventories, net of valuation reserves		$441,250		$420,319

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

(in thousands)	January 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
Land		$6,819			$6,820
Buildings and improvements	117,111			116,997
Machinery, equipment and tooling	256,262			253,127
Construction in progress	10,743			8,382
	390,935			385,326
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(218,636		)	(211,981		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$172,299			$173,345

Schedule of Research and Development Expenses [Table Text Block]

The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2020		2019
R&D expenses		$17,103		$15,200

Schedule of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

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):

	January 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Redeemable at fair value		$144,240		$136,611
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings	51,653		51,653
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		$195,893		$188,264

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended January 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation			Defined Benefit Pension Plan			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2019		($14,989	)		($1,750	)		($16,739	)
Unrealized loss	(2,548		)	—			(2,548		)
Amortization of unrealized loss	—			24			24
Balances as of January 31, 2020		($17,537	)		($1,726	)		($19,263	)