Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information Related to Company's Operating Segments

Information related to the Company’s operating segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,
In thousands	2013			2012
Revenues, net:
Americas	$	267,997		$	286,136
EMEA		163,796			154,076
APAC		63,356			71,623
Corporate operations		615			604
	$	495,764		$	512,439
Gross profit:
Americas	$	114,327		$	126,101
EMEA		97,161			88,136
APAC		32,432			39,258
Corporate operations		855			(7	)
	$	244,775		$	253,488
SG&A expense:
Americas	$	78,752		$	92,781
EMEA		88,845			80,862
APAC		33,881			37,747
Corporate operations		15,101			14,398
	$	216,579		$	225,788
Asset impairments:
Americas	$	1,086		$	141
EMEA		1,066			—
APAC		—			—
Corporate operations		—			—
	$	2,152		$	141
Operating income/(loss):
Americas	$	34,489		$	33,179
EMEA		7,250			7,274
APAC		(1,449	)		1,511
Corporate operations		(14,246	)		(14,405	)
	$	26,044		$	27,559

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
In thousands	2013			2012
Revenues, net:
Americas	$	682,984		$	712,519
EMEA		500,160			518,504
APAC		200,132			220,242
Corporate operations		2,254			3,008
	$	1,385,530		$	1,454,273
Gross profit:
Americas	$	287,882		$	311,738
EMEA		284,011			298,905
APAC		103,343			113,361
Corporate operations		382			(417	)
	$	675,618		$	723,587
SG&A expense:
Americas	$	251,825		$	270,669
EMEA		253,055			250,160
APAC		108,843			114,988
Corporate operations		46,319			44,396
	$	660,042		$	680,213
Asset impairments:
Americas	$	8,029		$	556
EMEA		2,623			—
APAC		—			—
Corporate operations		—			—
	$	10,652		$	556
Operating income (loss):
Americas	$	28,028		$	40,513
EMEA		28,333			48,745
APAC		(5,500	)		(1,627	)
Corporate operations		(45,937	)		(44,813	)
	$	4,924		$	42,818

	July 31,		October 31,
	2013		2012
Identifiable assets:
Americas	$	573,680	$	576,179
EMEA		783,567		718,537
APAC		207,273		224,149
Corporate operations		628,007		199,375
	$	2,192,527	$	1,718,240