Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]



	Fiscal Year 2017
	First Quarter (1)		Second Quarter (1)		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share data)
			(Unaudited)
Net sales	$	688,346	$	802,038	$	931,901	$	919,941
Gross profit	81,955		146,755		239,316		173,516
Net income	24,025		67,015		115,834		72,871
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.06	$	2.95	$	5.09	$	3.20

Note (1) - Net income and Diluted earnings per share for the first and second quarters differ from the financial statements previously filed for those interim periods due to the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, during the third quarter of fiscal 2017. As a result of adoption, our income tax expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2017, was reduced by $952,000 from excess tax benefits. Approximately $852,000, or $0.04 per share, of the benefit was attributable to transactions that occurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2017, and approximately $72,000, or $0.01 per share, of the benefit was attributable to transactions that occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2017.



	Fiscal Year 2016
	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share data)
			(unaudited)
Net sales	$	605,166	$	692,089	$	727,991	$	790,811
Gross profit	50,105		113,813		129,428		160,655
Net income	10,681		47,602		54,716		75,962
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.47	$	2.11	$	2.42	$	3.36