Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,078	$ 46,664
Restricted cash	4,449	4,687
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $52,940 (2015) and $63,991 (2014)	251,947us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	311,014us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other receivables	42,800us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent	40,847us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
Income taxes receivable	494us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReceivable
Inventories	291,248us-gaap_InventoryNet	284,517us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes - current	4,838us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	4,926us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,425	28,080
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	20,265
Total current assets	674,279us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	741,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Restricted cash	2,868	16,514
Fixed assets, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $215,094 (2015) and $220,888 (2014)	189,673us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	213,768us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Intangible assets, net	138,038	135,510
Goodwill	80,102us-gaap_Goodwill	80,622us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets	39,450us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	47,086us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes long-term	14,182	16,088
Assets held for sale, net of current portion	0	5,394
Total assets	1,138,592us-gaap_Assets	1,255,982us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit	33,037us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent	32,929us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Accounts payable	149,968us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	168,307us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	105,446us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	112,701us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	2,248	2,432
Income taxes payable	0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1,124us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred income taxes - current	19,167us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	19,628us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of assets held for sale	0	13,266
Total current liabilities	309,866us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	350,387us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt, net of current portion	785,482	793,229
Other long-term liabilities	35,747us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	39,342us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes long-term	22,130	16,790
Total liabilities	1,153,225us-gaap_Liabilities	1,199,748us-gaap_Liabilities
Equity/(Deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized shares - 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares - none	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized shares - 285,000,000; issued shares - 174,642,124 (2015) and 174,057,410 (2014)	1,743us-gaap_CommonStockValue	1,741us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	591,656	589,032
Treasury stock, 2,885,200 shares	(6,778)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(6,778)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated deficit	(635,771)	(587,407)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	34,517	57,288
Total Quiksilver, Inc. stockholders’ equity/(deficit)	(14,633)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	53,876us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2,358us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity/(deficit)	(14,633)	56,234
Total liabilities and equity/(deficit)	$ 1,138,592	$ 1,255,982

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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