|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
|
12 Months Ended |
|
Oct. 31, 2011
paymentobligation
Y
segment
|
Oct. 31, 2010
|
Oct. 31, 2009
|
| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets |
|
|
|
| Number of operating segments |
8 |
|
|
| Number of reporting units containing goodwill |
6 |
|
|
| Write down of long-lived assets |
$ 109 |
$ 348 |
$ 1,071 |
| Accounts Payable |
|
|
|
| Minimum number of payment obligations to be financed |
1 |
|
|
| Outstanding payment obligations placed on the accounts payable tracking system |
14,643 |
7,312 |
|
| Changes in accrued warranties |
|
|
|
| Beginning Balance |
56,934 |
54,273 |
|
| Warranty Provisions |
40,144 |
36,540 |
|
| Warranty Claims |
(33,774) |
(32,570) |
|
| Changes in Estimates |
(849) |
(1,334) |
|
| Addition from acquisitions |
275 |
25 |
|
| Ending Balance |
62,730 |
56,934 |
54,273 |
| Income Taxes |
|
|
|
| Minimum percentage realization at which recognized income tax positions are measured (as a percent) |
50.00% |
|
|
| Revenue Recognition |
|
|
|
| Consignment inventory amount |
14,874 |
12,819 |
|
| Cost of Financing Distributor/Dealer Inventory |
|
|
|
| Number of fiscal years the entity has repurchased immaterial amounts of inventory under repurchase agreements (in years) |
3 |
|
|
| Financing costs for distributor and dealer inventories |
16,394 |
14,490 |
9,452 |
| Advertising |
|
|
|
| Advertising costs |
49,362 |
39,281 |
33,496 |
| Basic |
|
|
|
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock (in shares) |
31,265 |
32,980 |
35,784 |
| Assumed issuance of contingent shares (in shares) |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares (in shares) |
31,267 |
32,982 |
35,788 |
| Diluted |
|
|
|
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares (in shares) |
31,267 |
32,982 |
35,788 |
| Effect of dilutive securities (in shares) |
530 |
455 |
452 |
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent shares, and effect of dilutive securities (in shares) |
31,797 |
33,437 |
36,240 |
| Options to purchase, shares of common stock outstanding, excluded from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share (in shares) |
208,718 |
330,555 |
1,406,871 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
| Foreign currency translation adjustment |
2,904 |
3,008 |
2,368 |
| Adjustments to employee retirement benefits, net of tax |
3,800 |
3,261 |
3,942 |
| Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net of tax |
122 |
2,793 |
3,093 |
| Total accumulated other comprehensive loss |
$ 6,826 |
$ 9,062 |
$ 9,403 |
| New Accounting Pronouncements |
|
|
|
| The "more-likely-than-not" likelihood threshold is more than this percentage (as a percent) |
50.00% |
|
|