Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,320,611	$ 1,388,723	$ 3,830,923	$ 4,065,984
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	880,209	912,939	2,562,537	2,716,404
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	167,155	179,436	497,389	532,825
Other income	(1,092)	(3,127)	(3,127)	(29,903)
Operating income	274,339	299,475	774,124	846,658
Interest income	2,536	1,533	6,180	4,062
Interest expense	(16,138)	(18,335)	(50,120)	(54,061)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	260,737	282,673	730,184	796,659
Provision for income taxes	77,550	88,291	223,079	241,806
Income from continuing operations	183,187	194,382	507,105	554,853
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(38)	0	(180)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Joy Global Inc.	183,187	194,344	507,105	554,673
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(826)	(225)	(5,215)
Net income	183,187	193,556	506,880	549,638
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(38)	0	(180)
Net income attributable to Joy Global Inc.	$ 183,187	$ 193,518	$ 506,880	$ 549,458
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.72	$ 1.83	$ 4.77	$ 5.24
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.05)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 1.72	$ 1.82	$ 4.77	$ 5.19
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ 1.82	$ 4.73	$ 5.19
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.05)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ 1.81	$ 4.73	$ 5.14
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.175	$ 0.175	$ 0.525	$ 0.525
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	106,465	106,025	106,378	105,794
Diluted (in shares)	107,312	106,866	107,321	106,867

Product Development expense includes planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process. Selling and administrative expenses are the aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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