INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

As of the dates indicated, inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	43,503		$	44,644
Work-in-process	13,959			12,852
Finished goods	197,651			156,402
Deferred cost of goods sold	83,853			59,856
	338,966			273,754
Provision for excess and obsolescence	(54,371		)	(62,503		)
	$	284,595		$	211,251