|**Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)**                                           | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|**Accounting Policies [Abstract]**                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation                         | Useful lives are as follows:Land improvements15-25 yearsBuildings20-40 yearsMachinery and equipment3-18 yearsEnterprise management systems5-13 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|Land improvements                                                                      | 15-25 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Buildings                                                                              | 20-40 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Machinery and equipment                                                                | 3-18 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Enterprise management systems                                                          | 5-13 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Weighted Average Useful Lives for Each Major Category of Amortizable Intangible Assets | At October 31, 2020, the weighted-average useful lives for each major category of amortizable intangible assets were:Patent/technology costs12 yearsCustomer relationships14 yearsNoncompete agreements4 yearsTrade names15 years                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Patent/technology costs                                                                | 12 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Customer relationships                                                                 | 14 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Noncompete agreements                                                                  | 4 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Trade names                                                                            | 15 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                                        | Accumulated other comprehensive loss at October 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of:CumulativetranslationadjustmentsPension andpostretirement benefitplan adjustmentsAccumulatedother comprehensivelossBalance at October 31, 2019$(53,332)$(178,549)$(231,881)Pension and postretirement plan changes, net of  tax of $(2,404)—(7,147)(7,147)Currency translation losses12,910—12,910Balance at October 31, 2020$(40,422)$(185,696)$(226,118)
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|                                                                                       | Cumulativetranslationadjustments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Balance at October 31, 2019                                                            | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Pension and postretirement plan changes, net of  tax of $(2,404)                       | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Currency translation losses                                                            | 12,910                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Balance at October 31, 2020                                                            | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Reconciliation of Product Warranty Liability                                           | Following is a reconciliation of the product warranty liability for 2020 and 2019:20202019Balance at beginning of year$11,006$12,195Accruals for warranties11,6629,670Warranty payments(12,330)(10,881)Currency adjustments21222Balance at end of year$10,550$11,006                                                                                                                                                                     
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|                                                                                       | 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Balance at beginning of year                                                           | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Accruals for warranties                                                                | 11,662                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Warranty payments                                                                      | (12,330)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Currency adjustments                                                                   | 212                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Balance at end of year                                                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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