INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

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

	April 30, 2017			October 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	43,905		$	44,644
Work-in-process	12,859			12,852
Finished goods	204,376			156,402
Deferred cost of goods sold	85,164			59,856
	346,304			273,754
Provision for excess and obsolescence	(59,231		)	(62,503		)
	$	287,073		$	211,251