SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Details 3) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment item shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS.
Number of operating segment | segment	9
Number of reporting units containing goodwill | item	7
Other Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 1,383
Accelerated depreciation expense	$ 531	$ 0	$ 824
Accounts Payable
Minimum number of payment obligations to be financed | item	1
Outstanding payment obligations placed on the accounts payable tracking system	$ 16,101	12,296
Changes in accrued warranties
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	72,177
Revenue Recognition
Consignment inventory amount	$ 23,566	22,080
Cost of Financing Distributor/Dealer Inventory
Number of fiscal years the entity has repurchased immaterial amounts of inventory under repurchase agreements	3 years
Financing costs for distributor and dealer inventories	$ 24,130	21,080	19,729
Advertising
Advertising costs	$ 42,843	$ 43,590	$ 48,071
Basic
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock | shares	55,554	56,346	57,898
Assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares	11	13	24
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares	55,565	56,359	57,922
Diluted
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares | shares	55,565	56,359	57,922
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares) | shares	1,192	1,269	1,183
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent shares and effect of dilutive securities | shares	56,757	57,628	59,105
Options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units, excluded from the diluted earnings per share | shares	145,060	259,925	182,868
Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Estimated life	1 year 6 months
Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Estimated life	20 years