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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2011
Y
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Oct. 31, 2010
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Oct. 31, 2009
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| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
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| Estimated life, low end of range (in years) |
2 |
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| Estimated life, high end of range (in years) |
15 |
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Capitalized interest amount |
$ 230 |
$ 131 |
$ 98 |
| Subtotal |
654,650 |
594,070 |
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| Less: accumulated depreciation |
463,510 |
420,663 |
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| Total property, plant, and equipment, net |
191,140 |
173,407 |
166,716 |
| Depreciation expense |
43,539 |
42,108 |
42,031 |
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Buildings including leasehold improvements
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years) |
10 |
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| Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years) |
45 |
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| Subtotal |
129,252 |
115,480 |
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Equipment
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years) |
2 |
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| Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years) |
7 |
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Tooling costs
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years) |
3 |
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| Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years) |
5 |
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Software and website development costs
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Estimated useful life, low end of range (in years) |
2 |
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| Estimated useful life, high end of range (in years) |
5 |
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Land and land improvements
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Subtotal |
26,776 |
24,667 |
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Machinery and equipment
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|
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Subtotal |
434,796 |
396,228 |
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Computer hardware and software
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| Property and Depreciation |
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| Subtotal |
$ 63,826 |
$ 57,695 |
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