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Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Oct. 31, 2022
Oct. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Net sales $ 3,593.2 $ 3,308.4 $ 2,922.5
Cost of sales 1,235.3 1,168.8 966.7
Gross profit 2,357.9 2,139.6 1,955.8
Selling, general and administrative expense 1,501.2 1,342.2 1,211.2
Research and development expense 137.4 110.3 92.7
Amortization of intangibles 186.2 179.5 146.1
Operating income 533.1 507.6 505.8
Interest expense 105.3 57.3 23.1
Other expense (income) 14.9 (25.0) (8.8)
Income before income taxes 412.9 475.3 491.5
Provision for income taxes (Note 6) 118.7 89.5 (2,453.2)
Net income $ 294.2 $ 385.8 $ 2,944.7
Earnings per share (Note 7)      
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 5.94 $ 7.83 $ 59.80
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 5.91 $ 7.76 $ 59.16
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:      
Basic (in shares) 49.5 49.3 49.2
Diluted (in shares) 49.8 49.7 49.8