INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

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

	July 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	46,857		$	44,644
Work-in-process	16,172			12,852
Finished goods	179,394			156,402
Deferred cost of goods sold	90,157			59,856
	332,580			273,754
Provision for excess and obsolescence	(56,159		)	(62,503		)
	$	276,421		$	211,251