SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA

Schedule of Inventories

		2015		2014
Raw materials and work in progress	$	107,086	$	95,144
Finished goods and service parts		291,468		246,954
Total FIFO value		398,554		342,098
Less: adjustment to LIFO value		64,040		67,495
Total	$	334,514	$	274,603

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

		2015		2014
Land and land improvements	$	34,240	$	32,731
Buildings and leasehold improvements		170,342		156,374
Machinery and equipment		315,884		305,131
Tooling		187,652		177,704
Computer hardware and software		81,131		77,395
Construction in process		15,349		10,857
Subtotal		804,598		760,192
Less: accumulated depreciation		579,603		554,997
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	224,995	$	205,195

Schedule of changes in accrued warranties

Fiscal years ended October 31		2015			2014
Beginning balance	$	71,080		$	72,177
Warranty provisions		41,747			41,608
Warranty claims		(39,730	)		(38,568	)
Changes in estimates		(2,363	)		(4,137	)
Ending balance	$	70,734		$	71,080

Reconciliations of basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

BASIC
(Shares in thousands) Fiscal years ended October 31	2015	2014	2013
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock	55,554	56,346	57,898
Assumed issuance of contingent shares	11	13	24
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	55,565	56,359	57,922
DILUTED
(Shares in thousands) Fiscal years ended October 31	2015	2014	2013
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	55,565	56,359	57,922
Effect of dilutive securities	1,192	1,269	1,183
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent and restricted shares, and effect of dilutive securities	56,757	57,628	59,105