SCHEDULE II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable reserves
Movement in allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable reserves and accrued advertising and marketing programs
Balance at the beginning of the fiscal year	$ 1,378	$ 1,481	$ 3,425
Charged to costs and expense	424	350	(79)
Deductions	193	453	1,865
Balance at the end of the fiscal year	1,609	1,378	1,481
Accrued advertising and marketing programs
Movement in allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable reserves and accrued advertising and marketing programs
Balance at the beginning of the fiscal year	76,689	66,169	64,191
Charged to costs and expense	355,509	318,211	306,650
Deductions	350,883	307,691	304,672
Balance at the end of the fiscal year	$ 81,315	$ 76,689	$ 66,169

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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Amount of increase in the allowances and reserves, which consist of the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, from charges to costs and expenses.

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