Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments

The following tables present summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable business segments and Other activities (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2022	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	3,429,607	$	1,068,565	$	16,490	$	4,514,662
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	33,492		110		(33,602)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	583,993		112,728		(144,175)		552,546
Total assets	2,702,779		501,586		351,633		3,555,998
Capital expenditures	94,260		30,993		18,225		143,478
Depreciation and amortization	$	82,704	$	13,028	$	13,077	$	108,809

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	2,929,600	$	1,010,077	$	19,907	$	3,959,584
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	30,530		44		(30,574)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	507,327		121,516		(129,025)		499,818
Total assets	2,032,350		388,246		515,544		2,936,140
Capital expenditures	79,515		16,730		7,767		104,012
Depreciation and amortization	$	73,747	$	13,470	$	12,099	$	99,316

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	2,523,452	$	820,745	$	34,613	$	3,378,810
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	46,703		80		(46,783)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	426,560		113,669		(133,159)		407,070
Total assets	1,940,844		282,061		630,323		2,853,228
Capital expenditures	49,975		13,669		14,424		78,068
Depreciation and amortization	$	70,460	$	12,607	$	12,548	$	95,615

Summary of the components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"

The following table presents the details of operating loss before income taxes for the company's Other activities (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ended October 31	2022		2021		2020
Corporate expenses	$	(126,271)	$	(112,419)	$	(108,396)
Interest expense	(35,738)		(28,659)		(33,156)
Earnings from wholly-owned domestic distribution companies and other income, net	17,834		12,053		8,393
Total operating loss	$	(144,175)	$	(129,025)	$	(133,159)

Schedule of geographic area data

The following geographic area data includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets, which consist of property, plant and equipment, net, and is based on physical location in addition to allocated capital tooling from U.S. plant facilities (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ended October 31	United States		International Countries		Total
2022
Net sales	$	3,635,496	$	879,166	$	4,514,662
Long-lived assets	$	505,851	$	65,810	$	571,661
2021
Net sales	$	3,131,954	$	827,630	$	3,959,584
Long-lived assets	$	440,555	$	47,176	$	487,731
2020
Net sales	$	2,700,694	$	678,116	$	3,378,810
Long-lived assets	$	426,378	$	41,541	$	467,919