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ABM Industries Incorporated
(NYSE:ABM) 

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ABM Industries Incorporated provides integrated facility solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Business & Industry, Technology & Manufacturing, Education, Aviation, and Technical Solutions segments. It provides janitorial, facilities engineering, parking, c...

Founded: 1909
Full Time Employees: 140,000
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
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      revenues
    		2,290,000,000 2,243,500,000 2,295,400,000 2,224,000,000 2,111,700,000 2,114,900,000 2,177,400,000 2,094,200,000 2,018,200,000 2,069,600,000 2,092,900,000 2,028,200,000 1,984,000,000 1,991,300,000 2,011,100,000 1,961,400,000 1,897,800,000 1,936,200,000 1,695,600,000 1,543,100,000 1,497,400,000 1,492,400,000 1,484,600,000 1,394,100,000 1,496,000,000 1,612,900,000 1,648,000,000 1,647,900,000 1,594,700,000 1,607,900,000 1,648,700,000 1,624,300,000 1,580,800,000 1,588,300,000 1,498,000,000 1,318,400,000 1,310,500,000 1,326,700,000 1,322,300,000 1,296,900,000 1,257,100,000 1,268,400,000 989,500,000 1,348,800,000 1,270,100,000 1,289,400,000 1,298,900,000 1,276,100,000 1,231,300,000 1,226,471,000 1,236,773,000 1,216,768,000 1,173,617,000 1,182,123,000 3,226,480,000 1,073,785,000 1,079,235,000 1,057,244,000 1,073,785,000  1,081,343,000 1,076,247,000 1,060,083,000 1,029,169,000 901,373,000 869,029,000 
      operating expenses
    		2,013,000,000 1,983,500,000 2,025,100,000 1,949,600,000 1,841,000,000 1,855,100,000 1,905,100,000 1,831,000,000 1,763,500,000 1,826,300,000 1,806,900,000 1,765,800,000 1,715,200,000 1,749,800,000 1,753,100,000 1,696,400,000 1,648,300,000 1,659,600,000 1,446,200,000 1,288,100,000 1,274,500,000 1,249,400,000 1,242,200,000 1,174,900,000 1,306,100,000 1,433,700,000 1,453,300,000 1,454,100,000 1,414,200,000 1,446,000,000 1,465,600,000 1,446,700,000 1,405,800,000 1,429,300,000 1,337,100,000 1,184,500,000 1,164,600,000                              
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    		171,100,000 169,800,000 175,700,000 177,500,000 175,100,000 169,000,000 239,000,000 211,800,000 159,900,000 154,600,000 161,300,000 104,300,000 156,600,000 150,600,000 159,800,000 158,600,000 156,800,000 153,100,000 180,900,000 253,800,000 161,900,000 122,600,000 155,300,000 113,700,000 119,400,000 117,600,000 112,000,000 119,800,000 108,400,000 112,700,000 111,200,000 110,000,000 107,800,000 109,000,000 137,400,000 101,300,000 100,700,000                              
      restructuring and related expenses
    		3,100,000 3,700,000                     2,600,000  1,800,000 3,100,000 2,700,000 2,000,000 2,700,000 3,800,000 3,200,000 2,900,000 5,300,000 14,300,000 4,900,000 5,200,000 5,800,000                              
      amortization of intangible assets
    		15,900,000 11,900,000 12,600,000 13,400,000 13,200,000 13,300,000 13,900,000 14,000,000 13,600,000 14,600,000 18,300,000 19,200,000 19,500,000 19,500,000 19,200,000 17,700,000 17,600,000 17,500,000 12,900,000 10,600,000 10,700,000 10,800,000 11,400,000 11,800,000 12,500,000 12,600,000 13,600,000 14,900,000 14,800,000 15,200,000 16,500,000 16,600,000 16,700,000 16,200,000 14,200,000 6,100,000 5,800,000 5,500,000 6,200,000 5,800,000 6,600,000 6,400,000 5,700,000 6,300,000 6,000,000 6,200,000 6,900,000 6,500,000 6,700,000 6,700,000 7,084,000 6,975,000 7,305,000 7,189,000 15,915,000 5,549,000 5,334,000 5,301,000 5,549,000  5,975,000 6,314,000 5,666,000 5,293,000 3,113,000 2,782,000 
      operating profit
    		86,900,000 74,700,000 68,400,000 83,400,000 82,300,000 77,600,000 19,200,000 37,400,000 81,300,000 74,100,000 106,400,000 138,900,000 92,700,000 71,400,000 79,100,000 88,700,000 75,000,000 106,000,000 55,700,000 -9,400,000 50,300,000 109,700,000 72,900,000 93,600,000 -116,700,000 45,800,000 66,200,000 57,300,000 54,500,000 30,300,000 25,700,000 48,100,000 45,300,000 19,500,000 4,500,000 22,600,000 51,000,000 23,800,000 10,700,000 18,500,000 11,800,000 13,600,000 30,900,000 -7,300,000 30,800,000 19,200,000 43,100,000 33,700,000 27,900,000 23,932,000 37,404,000 28,698,000 33,617,000 19,306,000 78,770,000 17,796,000 23,173,000 18,863,000 17,796,000  33,420,000 40,733,000 26,499,000 16,916,000 35,758,000 35,326,000 
      yoy
    		5.59% -3.74% 256.25% 122.99% 1.23% 4.72% -81.95% -73.07% -12.30% 3.78% 34.51% 56.60% 23.60% -32.64% 42.01% -1043.62% 49.11% -3.37% -23.59% -110.04% -143.10% 139.52% 10.12% 63.35% -314.13% 51.16% 157.59% 19.13% 20.31% 55.38% 471.11% 112.83% -11.18% -18.07% -57.94% 22.16% 332.20% 75.00% -65.37% -353.42% -61.69% -29.17% -28.31% -121.66% 10.39% -19.77% 15.23% 17.43% -17.01% 23.96% -52.51% 61.26% 45.07% 2.35% 342.63%  -30.66% -53.69% -32.84%  -6.54% 15.31%     
      qoq
    		16.33% 9.21% -17.99% 1.34% 6.06% 304.17% -48.66% -54.00% 9.72% -30.36% -23.40% 49.84% 29.83% -9.73% -10.82% 18.27% -29.25% 90.31% -692.55% -118.69% -54.15% 50.48% -22.12% -180.21% -354.80% -30.82% 15.53% 5.14% 79.87% 17.90% -46.57% 6.18% 132.31% 333.33% -80.09% -55.69% 114.29% 122.43% -42.16% 56.78% -13.24% -55.99% -523.29% -123.70% 60.42% -55.45% 27.89% 20.79% 16.58% -36.02% 30.34% -14.63% 74.13% -75.49% 342.63% -23.20% 22.85% 6.00%   -17.95% 53.72% 56.65% -52.69% 1.22%  
      income from unconsolidated affiliates
    		1,000,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,300,000 900,000 1,200,000 600,000 1,100,000 600,000 800,000 600,000 500,000 700,000 500,000 200,000 600,000 200,000 200,000 900,000 900,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 700,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 500,000 600,000 1,200,000 900,000 1,400,000 2,300,000 2,100,000 900,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2,600,000 2,200,000 1,500,000 2,200,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 1,493,000 2,395,000 1,596,000 1,133,000 1,195,000 3,263,000 3,132,000 747,000 1,501,000 3,132,000  1,130,000 1,166,000 832,000 787,000   
      interest expense
    		-28,100,000 -24,000,000 -24,300,000 -25,300,000 -23,900,000 -22,900,000 -21,900,000 -21,200,000 -20,600,000 -21,300,000 -20,500,000 -20,900,000 -21,100,000 -19,800,000 -15,900,000 -11,100,000 -7,800,000 -6,200,000 -6,000,000 -6,300,000 -7,800,000 -8,500,000 -10,100,000 -13,800,000 -10,500,000 -10,200,000 -11,900,000 -12,900,000 -12,800,000 -13,500,000 -13,100,000 -12,900,000 -13,800,000 -14,300,000 -10,100,000 -2,800,000 -3,000,000 -3,200,000 -2,700,000 -2,600,000 -2,400,000 -2,700,000 -2,600,000 -2,400,000 -2,500,000 -2,700,000 -2,600,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -2,707,000 -3,214,000 -3,335,000 -3,033,000 -3,310,000 -7,165,000 -2,834,000 -2,407,000 -2,441,000 -2,834,000  -3,328,000 -4,114,000 -4,317,000 -4,046,000 1,098,000 1,149,000 
      income before income taxes
    		59,700,000 52,100,000 45,300,000 59,400,000 59,800,000 55,500,000 -800,000 18,000,000 62,400,000 54,000,000 86,900,000 119,300,000 72,300,000 52,700,000 61,575,000 78,300,000 67,800,000 100,300,000                         10,350,000 -7,100,000 30,500,000 18,000,000 20,425,000 32,600,000 26,400,000 22,718,000                 
      income tax provision
    		-16,600,000 -13,400,000 -10,600,000 -17,600,000 -17,600,000 -11,900,000 -10,900,000 -13,300,000 -18,700,000 -9,300,000 -24,000,000 -21,200,000 -20,400,000 -14,200,000   -19,000,000 -24,300,000   -11,700,000 -27,200,000 -10,800,000 -24,000,000 -10,600,000 -8,600,000       -1,200,000    -17,300,000    -3,500,000                          
      net income
    		43,100,000 38,800,000 34,800,000 41,800,000 42,200,000 43,600,000 -11,700,000 4,700,000 43,800,000 44,700,000 62,800,000 98,100,000 51,900,000 38,500,000 48,800,000 56,800,000 48,800,000 76,000,000 34,300,000 -13,700,000 31,100,000 74,600,000 53,100,000 56,000,000 -136,800,000 28,000,000 48,000,000 36,800,000 29,700,000 13,000,000 9,700,000 33,600,000 26,600,000 27,800,000 -3,600,000 32,900,000 31,300,000 -56,800,000 7,800,000 31,100,000 4,400,000 14,000,000 38,800,000 1,500,000 18,300,000 17,700,000 27,900,000 19,400,000 15,200,000 13,069,000 24,168,000 16,076,000 19,274,000 13,382,000 51,952,000 10,630,000 12,577,000 11,712,000 10,630,000  18,048,000 27,875,000 14,192,000 8,390,000 21,806,000 20,963,000 
      yoy
    		2.13% -11.01% -397.44% 789.36% -3.65% -2.46% -118.63% -95.21% -15.61% 16.10% 28.69% 72.71% 6.35% -49.34% 42.27% -514.60% 56.91% 1.88% -35.40% -124.46% -122.73% 166.43% 10.62% 52.17% -560.61% 115.38% 394.85% 9.52% 11.65% -53.24% -369.44% 2.13% -15.02% -148.94% -146.15% 5.79% 611.36% -505.71% -79.90% 1973.33% -75.96% -20.90% 39.07% -92.27% 20.39% 35.43% 15.44% 20.68% -21.14% -2.34% -53.48% 51.23% 53.25% 14.26% 388.73%  -30.31% -57.98% -25.10%  -17.23% 32.97%     
      qoq
    		11.08% 11.49% -16.75% -0.95% -3.21% -472.65% -348.94% -89.27% -2.01% -28.82% -35.98% 89.02% 34.81% -21.11% -14.08% 16.39% -35.79% 121.57% -350.36% -144.05% -58.31% 40.49% -5.18% -140.94% -588.57% -41.67% 30.43% 23.91% 128.46% 34.02% -71.13% 26.32% -4.32% -872.22% -110.94% 5.11% -155.11% -828.21% -74.92% 606.82% -68.57% -63.92% 2486.67% -91.80% 3.39% -36.56% 43.81% 27.63% 16.31% -45.92% 50.34% -16.59% 44.03% -74.24% 388.73% -15.48% 7.39% 10.18%   -35.25% 96.41% 69.15% -61.52% 4.02%  
      other comprehensive income
    		                                                                  
      interest rate swaps
    		-1,600,000 -1,900,000 -3,600,000 800,000 -5,400,000 -1,100,000 -4,800,000 -12,400,000 10,300,000 -16,000,000 2,200,000 12,800,000 -2,500,000 -13,100,000 30,500,000 -5,700,000 11,300,000 600,000 1,000,000 700,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 1,600,000 700,000 -8,700,000 -1,100,000 -4,475,000 -5,700,000 -3,500,000 -8,700,000 -100,000 -1,200,000                                   
      foreign currency translation and other
    		-3,800,000 9,500,000 300,000 -1,500,000 14,300,000 -7,600,000 400,000 2,700,000 -1,700,000 5,400,000 -8,600,000 3,100,000 2,300,000 10,500,000 -4,700,000 -3,700,000 -8,900,000 -2,400,000  100,000 1,200,000 4,000,000                                             
      income tax benefit
    		400,000 500,000 375,000 -200,000 1,400,000 300,000 1,175,000 3,200,000 -2,700,000 4,200,000 175,000 -3,600,000 700,000 3,600,000 54,300,000 -21,500,000   35,900,000 1,500,000 -400,000 -400,000 -55,600,000 -200,000 2,400,000 300,000 -6,900,000 -8,500,000 -12,600,000 -4,700,000 -4,500,000 -2,400,000 -7,100,000 22,200,000 2,500,000 11,900,000  -5,900,000 -1,300,000 14,900,000                           
      comprehensive income
    		38,000,000 46,900,000 32,400,000 41,000,000 52,500,000 35,200,000 -14,500,000 -1,800,000 49,700,000 38,200,000 55,700,000 110,400,000 52,400,000 39,600,000 65,800,000 48,900,000 48,100,000 74,000,000 34,600,000 -13,100,000 33,400,000 79,500,000 52,400,000 60,800,000 -147,300,000 27,600,000 48,500,000 28,000,000 26,300,000 9,700,000 6,400,000 26,200,000 25,500,000 50,900,000 -3,400,000 36,300,000 34,300,000 -51,900,000 -1,200,000 17,900,000 8,600,000 5,600,000 38,000,000 1,700,000 19,500,000 14,800,000        13,356,000             
      net income per common share
    		                                                                  
      basic
    		730,000 640,000 570,000 670,000 670,000 690,000 -180,000 70,000 690,000 700,000 970,000 1,480,000 780,000 580,000 675,000 850,000 730,000 1,120,000                         165,000 30,000 320,000 310,000 500,000 340,000 270,000 230                 
      diluted
    		730,000 640,000 560,000 670,000 670,000 690,000 -180,000 70,000 690,000 700,000 960,000 1,470,000 780,000 580,000 670,000 850,000 720,000 1,110,000                         162,500 30,000 320,000 310,000 480,000 340,000 270,000 230                 
      weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
    		                                                                  
      basic
    		58,900,000 60,300,000 62,300,000 62,500,000 62,600,000 62,700,000 63,200,000 63,100,000 63,300,000 63,500,000 66,000,000 66,300,000 66,400,000 66,300,000 67,100,000 66,800,000 67,200,000 67,900,000 67,400,000 67,500,000 67,300,000 67,200,000 66,900,000 66,900,000 66,900,000 66,900,000 66,600,000 66,600,000 66,500,000 66,400,000  66,100,000 66,000,000 65,900,000 57,700,000 56,100,000 56,000,000 56,000,000 56,300,000 56,200,000 56,400,000 56,600,000 56,700,000 56,800,000 56,800,000 56,400,000 56,100,000 56,200,000 56,100,000 55,662,000 54,877,000 54,950,000 54,705,000 54,525,000 53,987,000 53,499,000 54,145,000 53,944,000 53,499,000  53,121,000 53,207,000 53,106,000 52,839,000 52,117 52,149,000 
      diluted
    		59,100,000 60,700,000 62,700,000 62,800,000 62,900,000 63,200,000 63,600,000 63,500,000 63,500,000 63,900,000 66,300,000 66,600,000 66,700,000 66,800,000 67,500,000 67,200,000 67,500,000 68,300,000 68,000,000 67,500,000 67,800,000 67,600,000 67,300,000 67,200,000 66,900,000 67,200,000 66,900,000 67,000,000 66,800,000 66,700,000  66,300,000 66,200,000 66,300,000 58,300,000 56,600,000 56,500,000 56,600,000 56,900,000 56,800,000 56,900,000 57,100,000 57,400,000 57,500,000 57,600,000 57,200,000 57,100,000 57,000,000 57,000,000 57,065,000 56,067,000 56,281,000 55,804,000 55,497,000 54,914,000 54,493,000 55,000,000 54,963,000 54,493,000  54,103,000 54,201,000 54,159,000 53,893,000 52,908 52,996,000 
      impairment loss of goodwill and other intangibles
    		                                                                  
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
    		                  50,400,000 -15,200,000 42,800,000 101,900,000 63,000,000 80,000,000 -126,200,000 36,500,000 54,900,000 45,000,000 42,500,000 17,800,000 13,300,000 36,100,000 32,500,000 5,800,000 -5,000,000 21,000,000 48,900,000 22,000,000 10,300,000 18,000,000 10,300,000 13,300,000         36,585,000 26,959,000 31,717,000 17,191,000 74,555,000 18,094,000 21,513,000 17,610,000 18,094,000  31,222,000 37,785,000 23,014,000 13,657,000 34,660,000 34,177,000 
      income from continuing operations
    		                  34,300,000 -13,700,000 31,100,000 74,600,000 53,100,000 56,000,000 -136,800,000 27,900,000 48,100,000 36,500,000 29,900,000 13,000,000 8,800,000 33,700,000 25,400,000 28,000,000 -2,500,000 32,900,000 31,600,000 16,100,000 9,000,000 32,900,000 6,800,000 13,600,000         24,168,000 16,076,000 19,274,000 13,382,000 52,078,000 10,640,000 12,626,000 11,747,000 10,640,000  18,182,000 27,911,000 14,200,000 8,405,000 21,438,000 20,973,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    		                         100,000  200,000 -200,000  800,000 -100,000 1,200,000                                  
      net income per common share — basic
    		                                                                  
      income from discontinued operations
    		                              5,000  20,000     -1,300,000 -30,000 -30,000 -40,000 10,000                         
      net income per common share — diluted
    		                                                                  
      impairment loss
    		                        172,800,000                                          
      foreign currency translation
    		                      125,000 4,300,000 -4,200,000 400,000 4,000,000 -4,600,000 -900,000 3,100,000 -3,200,000 -6,500,000 -4,500,000 9,400,000 -100,000 3,600,000 3,000,000 3,300,000 -9,300,000 -12,600,000 4,100,000 -8,500,000 -600,000 100,000 1,200,000 -2,900,000                     
      loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    		                             -100,000    -100,000                       -49,000 -35,000   -15,000 -36,000 -8,000 -15,000 -29,250 -10,000 
      loss from discontinued operations
    		                                  -327,500  -10,000 -1,280,000                             
      dividends declared per common share
    		                             180,000 131,250 175,000 175,000 175,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 165,000 165,000 165,000 165,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 155,000 155,000 155,000 155 150 150 150 150 435 145 145 145 145  140 140 140 140 -404.46 135 
      impairment recovery and gain on sale
    		                                  -4,625,000 -1,100,000                               
      impairment recovery
    		                                    -17,400,000                              
      change in fair value of interest rate swaps
    		                                4,600,000                                  
      unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of taxes of 5.0 and 1.1, respectively
    		                                 13,600,000                                 
      net loss from discontinued operations
    		                                  -18,300,000  -400,000                              
      other, net of taxes
    		                                  200,000 -200,000                               
      other
    		                                     1,600,000 300,000 -600,000 100,000 100,000 -200,000 100,000                       
      expenses
    		                                                                  
      operating
    		                                     1,195,100,000 1,178,200,000 1,166,500,000 1,132,400,000 1,146,400,000 858,600,000 1,251,000,000 1,139,200,000 1,161,200,000 1,156,900,000 1,144,700,000 1,103,400,000 1,108,420,000 1,101,571,000 1,095,766,000 1,048,213,000 1,067,879,000 2,887,960,000 966,420,000 971,628,000 947,916,000 966,420,000  959,592,000 952,844,000 949,594,000 927,760,000 803,719,000 776,224,000 
      selling, general and administrative
    		                                     97,300,000 95,000,000 102,800,000 97,500,000 94,800,000 94,300,000 98,800,000 94,100,000 102,800,000 92,000,000 91,200,000 93,300,000 87,419,000 90,714,000 85,329,000 84,482,000 87,749,000 243,835,000 84,020,000 79,100,000 85,164,000 84,020,000  82,356,000 76,356,000 78,324,000 79,200,000 58,783,000 54,697,000 
      restructuring and related
    		                                     5,000,000 9,700,000 3,300,000 8,800,000 7,200,000                         
      total expenses
    		                                     1,302,900,000 1,311,600,000 1,278,400,000 1,245,300,000 1,254,800,000 958,600,000 1,356,100,000 1,239,300,000 1,270,200,000 1,255,800,000 1,242,400,000 1,203,400,000 1,202,539,000 1,199,369,000 1,188,070,000 1,140,000,000 1,162,817,000 3,147,710,000 1,055,989,000 1,056,062,000 1,038,381,000 1,055,989,000  1,047,923,000 1,035,514,000 1,033,584,000 1,012,253,000 865,615,000 833,703,000 
      net income from discontinued operations
    		                                     -72,900,000 -1,200,000 -1,800,000 -2,400,000                          
      other comprehensive income:
    		                                                                  
      net income per common share — basic:
    		                                                                  
      net income per common share — diluted:
    		                                                                  
      benefit from income taxes
    		                                         300,000             -1,863,500 -7,454,000           
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
    		                                         400,000                         
      benefit for income taxes
    		                                          -975,000 8,600,000                       
      provision for income taxes
    		                                            -12,200,000 -300,000 -14,800,000 -13,200,000 -11,200,000 -9,649,000 -12,417,000 -10,883,000 -12,443,000 -3,809,000   -8,887,000 -5,863,000 -7,454,000  -5,985,000 -9,874,000 -8,814,000 -5,252,000 13,222,000 13,204,000 
      other-than-temporary impairment credit losses on auction rate security recognized in earnings
    		                                                         -313,000         
      net income per common share—basic
    		                                                                  
      net income per common share—diluted
    		                                                                  
      income from discontinued operations,net of taxes
    		                                                      -2,500 -10,000           
      loss from discontinued operations,net of taxes
    		                                                          -10,000        
      other-than-temporary impairment losses on auction rate security:
    		                                                                  
      gross impairment losses
    		                                                                28,500  
      impairments recognized in other comprehensive income
    		                                                                3,250  
      net income per common share - basic
    		                                                                  
      net income per common share - diluted
    		                                                                  
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        assets
      		                                                                  
        current assets
      		                                                                  
        cash and cash equivalents
      		94,900,000 100,400,000 104,100,000 69,300,000 58,700,000 59,000,000 64,600,000 86,300,000 60,700,000 58,000,000 69,500,000 97,700,000 71,200,000 87,900,000 73,000,000 63,900,000 48,900,000 46,600,000 62,800,000 505,400,000 435,700,000 378,300,000 394,200,000 229,400,000 555,900,000 69,800,000 58,500,000 60,500,000 53,700,000 30,600,000 39,100,000 46,000,000 69,700,000 68,600,000 62,800,000 47,700,000 55,700,000 42,600,000 56,000,000 51,600,000 45,700,000 55,900,000 55,500,000 51,200,000 30,400,000 38,800,000 36,700,000 24,600,000 37,700,000 34,214,000 32,639,000 38,688,000 37,906,000 36,426,000 43,459,000 17,650,000 21,650,000 25,411,000 17,650,000 26,467,000 39,614,000 39,614,000 23,290,000 31,365,000 39,446,000 32,902,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 23.6 and 25.5 at april 30, 2026 and october 31, 2025, respectively
      		1,517,200,000                                                                  
        costs incurred in excess of amounts billed
      		174,700,000 162,000,000 193,700,000 159,100,000 131,500,000 135,500,000 162,100,000 152,300,000 152,200,000 120,400,000 139,200,000 147,200,000 102,800,000 87,200,000 75,800,000 78,700,000 72,300,000 69,100,000 52,500,000 43,000,000 37,700,000 38,600,000 52,200,000 72,500,000 67,700,000 79,600,000 72,600,000 68,400,000 53,800,000 40,200,000                                     
        prepaid expenses
      		169,900,000 117,100,000 91,200,000 155,700,000 141,700,000 97,500,000 103,200,000 86,400,000 90,700,000 92,600,000 78,500,000 87,200,000 110,800,000 104,600,000 82,100,000 90,700,000 98,200,000 88,000,000 88,700,000 87,800,000 88,800,000 85,100,000 85,400,000 95,800,000 75,000,000 75,300,000 75,700,000 75,500,000 74,500,000 77,400,000 80,800,000 110,400,000 107,000,000 97,400,000 101,800,000 94,700,000 72,100,000 78,400,000 68,000,000 92,700,000 95,900,000 82,200,000 68,600,000 88,500,000 75,700,000 76,600,000 65,500,000 68,800,000 65,900,000 68,531,000 59,645,000 57,606,000 57,597,000 58,687,000 46,672,000 50,764,000 50,726,000 49,178,000 50,764,000 41,823,000 46,615,000 46,615,000 47,038,000 49,151,000 41,306,000 41,760,000 
        other current assets
      		77,200,000 86,400,000 78,600,000 72,500,000 78,700,000 79,800,000 74,800,000 75,700,000 80,900,000 70,900,000 58,600,000 65,400,000 63,100,000 57,400,000 51,600,000 66,700,000 64,000,000 63,800,000 60,000,000 54,000,000 58,500,000 55,500,000 55,900,000 69,100,000 64,200,000 59,500,000 55,500,000 53,500,000 50,900,000 43,700,000 37,000,000 38,200,000 33,300,000 32,100,000 32,800,000 31,300,000 30,600,000 29,300,000 30,000,000 27,600,000 25,100,000 37,200,000 27,000,000 29,600,000 30,100,000 30,800,000 30,200,000                    
        total current assets
      		2,034,000,000 1,958,900,000 1,938,700,000 1,951,600,000 2,014,100,000 1,921,500,000 1,788,700,000 1,723,400,000 1,697,900,000 1,723,900,000 1,710,700,000 1,729,200,000 1,693,000,000 1,656,300,000 1,561,200,000 1,539,700,000 1,508,200,000 1,477,500,000 1,401,200,000 1,600,300,000 1,499,000,000 1,474,600,000 1,441,900,000 1,312,200,000 1,715,000,000 1,284,900,000 1,275,400,000 1,319,200,000 1,280,900,000 1,231,100,000 1,171,000,000 1,240,600,000 1,215,700,000 1,218,100,000 1,235,500,000 1,049,000,000 1,061,300,000 1,059,500,000 993,700,000 946,000,000 903,400,000 953,000,000 947,200,000 999,600,000 951,800,000 977,500,000 927,200,000 926,600,000 911,800,000 914,472,000 864,632,000 845,295,000 821,576,000 820,478,000 767,427,000 744,871,000 760,114,000 747,009,000 744,871,000 733,757,000 765,056,000 765,056,000 715,965,000 736,752,000 608,756,000 617,757,000 
        other investments
      		30,900,000 50,000,000 48,600,000 27,400,000 27,400,000 31,500,000 30,800,000 29,000,000 30,000,000 28,300,000 28,800,000 27,900,000 14,400,000 15,600,000 14,500,000 14,800,000 15,800,000 15,300,000 11,800,000 11,100,000 12,400,000 11,800,000 11,100,000 10,900,000 10,600,000 9,900,000 14,000,000 15,100,000 14,500,000 15,500,000 16,300,000 17,400,000 19,400,000 18,800,000 17,600,000 16,300,000 19,000,000 18,400,000 17,400,000 29,600,000 29,500,000 30,500,000 35,700,000 33,900,000 31,900,000 31,400,000 32,900,000                    
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
      		209,700,000 177,500,000 177,200,000 170,600,000 159,600,000 153,800,000 150,700,000 148,500,000 145,100,000 142,100,000 131,500,000 126,100,000 126,100,000 127,800,000 125,400,000 115,200,000 106,900,000 110,900,000 111,900,000 111,800,000 124,300,000 127,300,000 133,700,000 137,100,000 140,900,000 146,700,000 150,300,000 147,100,000 143,600,000 140,000,000 140,100,000 142,800,000 140,700,000 141,600,000 143,100,000 100,900,000 96,400,000 87,500,000 81,800,000 76,800,000 73,400,000 73,200,000 74,000,000 80,400,000 79,200,000 79,300,000 83,400,000 82,600,000 81,300,000 79,671,000 77,241,000 72,704,000 70,396,000 74,232,000 59,909,000 64,282,000 62,753,000 61,367,000 64,282,000 60,009,000 62,055,000 62,055,000 62,346,000 66,176,000 58,088,000 59,860,000 
        right-of-use assets
      		90,000,000 90,500,000 95,100,000 96,300,000 100,400,000 102,100,000 101,200,000 106,200,000 108,400,000 109,000,000 113,400,000 107,200,000 111,700,000 113,100,000 115,200,000 116,600,000 115,400,000 124,200,000 126,500,000 129,500,000 131,900,000 136,200,000 143,100,000 156,600,000 158,800,000 163,400,000                                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 560.4 and 532.2 at april 30, 2026 and october 31, 2025, respectively
      		350,000,000                                                                  
        goodwill
      		2,738,400,000 2,595,300,000 2,591,100,000 2,588,600,000 2,576,600,000 2,568,800,000 2,575,900,000 2,574,200,000 2,493,300,000 2,494,300,000 2,491,300,000 2,495,600,000 2,494,300,000 2,491,800,000 2,485,600,000 2,295,000,000 2,292,200,000 2,237,100,000 2,228,900,000 1,675,500,000 1,675,500,000 1,674,600,000 1,671,400,000 1,672,100,000 1,669,400,000 1,836,100,000 1,835,400,000 1,832,000,000 1,836,000,000 1,836,400,000 1,834,800,000 1,864,300,000 1,867,500,000 1,871,200,000 1,864,200,000 926,900,000 924,800,000 924,700,000 912,800,000 910,600,000 912,500,000 910,700,000 867,500,000 916,600,000 908,800,000 904,600,000 904,600,000 879,100,000 879,200,000 872,439,000 872,396,000 867,779,000 863,246,000 869,766,000 751,610,000 750,868,000 750,944,000 749,234,000 750,868,000 750,872,000 746,832,000 746,832,000 742,179,000 726,518,000 593,983,000 563,404,000 
        other noncurrent assets
      		194,100,000 184,900,000 175,500,000 180,400,000 176,300,000 170,800,000 167,500,000 163,000,000 180,100,000 169,300,000 155,000,000 162,300,000 152,500,000 153,300,000 188,500,000 144,800,000 148,200,000 132,700,000 131,200,000 123,200,000 119,200,000 128,700,000 136,100,000 128,200,000 121,600,000 121,400,000 120,300,000 120,200,000 129,100,000 122,700,000 109,600,000 105,800,000 119,400,000 143,100,000 122,100,000 111,600,000 114,300,000 140,700,000 134,300,000 132,200,000 114,900,000 115,000,000 114,000,000                        
        total assets
      		5,647,000,000 5,289,000,000 5,269,500,000 5,270,500,000 5,310,700,000 5,217,400,000 5,097,200,000 5,040,400,000 4,929,500,000 4,955,400,000 4,933,700,000 4,970,000,000 4,932,900,000 4,918,000,000 4,868,900,000 4,607,600,000 4,586,300,000 4,504,900,000 4,436,200,000 3,897,400,000 3,792,000,000 3,782,200,000 3,776,900,000 3,668,300,000 4,079,200,000 3,847,100,000 3,692,600,000 3,744,000,000 3,729,900,000 3,686,400,000 3,627,500,000 3,740,400,000 3,749,900,000 3,797,000,000 3,812,600,000 2,352,900,000 2,394,200,000 2,411,900,000 2,281,200,000 2,239,400,000 2,184,500,000 2,255,200,000 2,149,800,000 2,264,200,000 2,205,600,000 2,230,900,000 2,192,900,000 2,168,200,000 2,155,500,000 2,165,211,000 2,119,236,000 2,103,403,000 2,076,390,000 2,088,148,000 1,869,251,000 1,886,800,000 1,886,895,000 1,875,944,000 1,886,800,000 1,879,598,000 1,926,835,000 1,926,835,000 1,916,991,000 1,955,839,000 1,548,670,000 1,528,798,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      		                                                                  
        current liabilities
      		                                                                  
        current portion of debt
      		41,800,000 29,400,000 29,400,000 29,300,000 29,300,000 31,600,000 31,600,000 31,600,000 31,600,000 31,600,000 31,500,000 31,500,000 31,500,000 181,500,000 181,500,000 181,500,000 181,500,000                                                  
        trade accounts payable
      		416,500,000 382,200,000 401,200,000 357,100,000 319,900,000 314,000,000 324,300,000 278,700,000 253,600,000 243,500,000 299,100,000 304,400,000 263,600,000 279,900,000 315,500,000 299,800,000 263,300,000 261,500,000 289,400,000 224,800,000 222,900,000 217,500,000 273,300,000 221,900,000 249,400,000 242,600,000 280,700,000 249,000,000 232,700,000 209,100,000 221,900,000 224,800,000 213,900,000 203,500,000 230,800,000 202,500,000 191,100,000 187,300,000 174,300,000 177,500,000 178,200,000 176,500,000 179,100,000 167,000,000 147,900,000 163,500,000 175,900,000 162,800,000 154,400,000 160,672,000 157,806,000 146,539,000 132,423,000 131,114,000 130,410,000 130,156,000 124,371,000 128,619,000 130,156,000 130,464,000 129,076,000 129,076,000 127,197,000 134,447,000 78,928,000 80,313,000 
        accrued compensation
      		217,000,000 145,400,000 195,000,000 243,300,000 212,500,000 184,300,000 295,600,000 239,100,000 223,600,000 201,600,000 249,700,000 212,700,000 207,700,000 199,900,000 246,600,000 188,500,000 205,300,000 196,600,000 238,000,000 171,300,000 169,900,000 145,900,000 187,600,000 153,700,000 152,000,000 144,700,000 189,300,000 165,700,000 156,200,000 142,100,000 172,100,000 170,600,000 142,500,000 143,100,000 159,900,000 132,000,000 116,500,000 127,100,000 130,700,000 128,900,000 117,100,000 115,800,000 128,800,000 132,700,000 133,300,000 114,300,000 131,200,000                    
        accrued taxes — other than income
      		47,900,000 67,900,000  41,400,000 64,400,000 45,900,000  67,000,000 64,900,000 62,000,000  49,600,000 50,600,000 68,800,000  125,500,000 127,500,000 129,100,000                                                 
        deferred revenue
      		99,800,000 107,100,000 74,700,000 79,000,000 53,700,000 60,100,000 63,700,000 79,400,000 101,200,000 104,600,000 90,100,000                                                        
        insurance claims
      		206,800,000 202,100,000 200,800,000 199,700,000 202,400,000 202,300,000 197,500,000 191,200,000 196,300,000 190,500,000 177,000,000 177,700,000 182,100,000 175,500,000 171,400,000 172,700,000 170,300,000 169,100,000 171,400,000 154,900,000 157,600,000 156,700,000 155,200,000 157,600,000 162,400,000 150,200,000 149,800,000 150,900,000 158,500,000 157,200,000 149,500,000 115,700,000 114,700,000 114,100,000 112,500,000 102,100,000 93,100,000 92,900,000 92,200,000 92,900,000 90,300,000 91,000,000 90,000,000 90,600,000 80,100,000 77,100,000 80,000,000 79,900,000 85,600,000 84,787,000 84,546,000 83,779,000 82,848,000 80,189,000 80,192,000 83,528,000 82,889,000 86,540,000 83,528,000 78,828,000 79,316,000 79,316,000 76,438,000 76,500,000 77,101,000 78,397,000 
        income taxes payable
      		3,800,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 4,300,000 9,100,000 13,700,000 4,800,000 16,900,000 12,300,000 19,900,000 17,900,000 7,300,000 6,700,000 6,600,000 6,600,000 7,200,000 6,200,000 21,800,000 11,400,000 15,300,000 17,400,000 38,600,000 6,200,000 4,800,000 24,100,000 6,600,000 3,500,000 9,600,000 7,200,000 7,100,000 3,200,000 5,200,000 5,300,000 5,000,000 13,400,000 2,100,000 10,500,000 500,000 6,300,000 600,000 600,000 700,000 8,900,000 200,000 100,000 600,000 2,000,000 200,000 200,000 196,000 145,000 6,668,000 6,434,000 4,227,000 8,450,000 367,000 5,029,000 5,547,000 367,000 307,000 728,000 728,000 716,000 1,334,000 977,000 1,591,000 
        current portion of lease liabilities
      		28,300,000 28,100,000 28,200,000 28,600,000 29,200,000 27,700,000 26,600,000 26,900,000 28,200,000 30,400,000 32,500,000 31,700,000 32,600,000 30,300,000 30,300,000 30,200,000 30,000,000 31,100,000 31,800,000 32,400,000 33,300,000 33,900,000 35,000,000 37,200,000 36,000,000 36,000,000                                         
        other accrued liabilities
      		329,700,000 339,800,000 324,100,000 330,700,000 379,300,000 381,600,000 348,200,000 315,400,000 267,300,000 281,300,000 261,200,000 361,600,000 334,700,000 333,700,000 276,500,000 268,300,000 296,700,000 427,300,000 387,400,000 369,000,000 241,300,000 200,800,000 167,300,000 174,100,000 158,600,000 153,500,000 158,200,000 166,400,000 175,000,000 175,700,000 152,700,000 162,700,000 158,500,000 164,400,000 171,800,000 137,100,000 138,400,000 264,600,000 135,900,000 144,100,000 146,300,000 140,400,000 129,800,000 124,500,000 115,500,000 109,500,000 107,900,000                    
        total current liabilities
      		1,391,600,000 1,306,100,000 1,305,700,000 1,313,400,000 1,299,800,000 1,261,000,000 1,348,400,000 1,246,100,000 1,179,100,000 1,165,300,000 1,217,900,000 1,176,500,000 1,109,500,000 1,276,300,000 1,353,200,000 1,273,700,000 1,280,700,000 1,267,800,000 1,285,800,000 1,105,500,000 1,064,400,000 1,017,800,000 986,900,000 877,400,000 941,200,000 871,100,000 902,400,000 877,400,000 851,100,000 798,000,000 792,500,000 769,800,000 704,200,000 699,600,000 757,800,000 690,100,000 740,100,000 741,300,000 599,200,000 588,000,000 568,200,000 565,200,000 568,200,000 555,400,000 511,500,000 506,100,000 526,400,000 521,800,000 504,300,000 489,349,000 508,524,000 501,153,000 476,457,000 459,154,000 473,910,000 449,663,000 459,983,000 453,480,000 449,663,000 443,196,000 442,309,000 442,309,000 402,359,000 420,580,000 333,851,000 336,210,000 
        long-term debt
      		1,821,600,000 1,600,800,000 1,537,100,000 1,500,400,000 1,521,800,000 1,509,300,000 1,302,200,000 1,305,100,000 1,239,000,000 1,296,900,000 1,279,800,000 1,292,700,000 1,352,500,000 1,203,400,000 1,086,300,000 1,009,200,000 986,600,000 971,900,000 852,800,000 623,800,000 524,200,000 573,800,000 603,000,000 664,200,000 1,105,700,000 786,300,000 744,200,000 872,200,000 905,500,000 945,800,000 902,000,000 998,400,000 1,090,300,000 1,173,400,000 1,161,300,000                                
        long-term lease liabilities
      		78,700,000 80,300,000 83,700,000 84,100,000 88,100,000 91,400,000 92,000,000 95,800,000 97,000,000 95,900,000 98,800,000 93,700,000 98,000,000 101,800,000 104,500,000 106,500,000 106,000,000 114,400,000 116,600,000 119,400,000 121,400,000 125,300,000 131,400,000 141,100,000 144,800,000 150,000,000                                         
        deferred income tax liability
      		71,500,000 53,800,000 39,900,000 55,700,000 58,600,000 60,000,000 60,200,000 66,100,000 80,900,000 84,500,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 88,800,000 95,800,000 89,700,000 64,900,000 65,600,000 32,000,000 22,500,000   3,700,000 10,800,000 25,900,000 32,400,000 46,400,000 47,700,000 31,600,000 32,600,000 29,200,000 37,800,000 43,500,000 39,900,000 32,800,000 57,300,000 3,200,000 3,300,000 3,400,000 3,500,000    19,100,000 17,200,000 27,200,000 19,900,000 16,400,000 16,400,000 15,400,000 15,007,000 13,074,000                
        noncurrent insurance claims
      		472,200,000 465,000,000 459,300,000 426,800,000 429,000,000 426,800,000 421,800,000 420,400,000 418,000,000 417,400,000 387,500,000 400,400,000 402,700,000 396,300,000 387,700,000 399,900,000 409,500,000 398,200,000 413,300,000 344,400,000 361,500,000 360,200,000 366,300,000 378,300,000 370,700,000 363,800,000 365,200,000 368,000,000 370,300,000 364,500,000 360,800,000 393,600,000 391,000,000 387,300,000 382,900,000 355,500,000 346,400,000 339,300,000 331,600,000 329,700,000 304,500,000 301,700,000 297,400,000 300,600,000 263,800,000 266,800,000 269,700,000 272,500,000 271,500,000 272,858,000 273,418,000 276,035,000 267,887,000 273,360,000 263,612,000  268,958,000          
        other noncurrent liabilities
      		59,100,000 54,800,000 54,300,000 55,300,000 85,100,000 85,900,000 86,800,000 67,900,000 68,100,000 69,000,000 61,100,000 55,100,000 94,200,000 103,700,000 126,000,000 64,400,000 59,500,000 56,600,000 123,500,000 111,600,000 110,500,000 122,200,000 168,100,000 118,300,000 77,500,000 58,100,000 78,800,000 75,600,000 70,900,000 70,400,000 62,900,000 60,200,000 62,900,000 63,500,000 61,300,000 55,200,000 54,800,000 80,700,000 71,200,000 65,300,000 56,000,000 51,700,000 46,400,000                        
        noncurrent income taxes payable
      		4,100,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,900,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 3,700,000 4,300,000 4,300,000 4,200,000 4,200,000 8,900,000 8,800,000 8,700,000 12,500,000 12,400,000 10,200,000 10,200,000 10,100,000 11,800,000 11,700,000 11,600,000 12,200,000 15,600,000 18,000,000 17,500,000 16,900,000 18,400,000 24,900,000 23,700,000 16,300,000 15,600,000 34,100,000 33,800,000 33,400,000 34,200,000 54,700,000 54,200,000 53,200,000 54,100,000 55,600,000 54,500,000 53,700,000 53,500,000 56,400,000 52,605,000 50,426,000 43,336,000 31,286,000 29,418,000 27,773,000  43,996,000          
        total liabilities
      		3,898,700,000 3,564,700,000 3,483,800,000 3,439,600,000 3,486,300,000 3,438,200,000 3,315,200,000 3,205,300,000 3,085,900,000 3,132,700,000 3,133,800,000 3,109,800,000 3,150,100,000 3,181,500,000 3,151,700,000 2,927,300,000 2,916,700,000 2,849,700,000 2,827,000,000 2,317,100,000 2,192,200,000 2,213,100,000 2,276,600,000 2,217,000,000 2,684,000,000 2,287,400,000 2,150,600,000 2,240,400,000 2,248,500,000 2,225,300,000 2,172,900,000 2,283,900,000 2,313,300,000 2,380,200,000 2,436,900,000 1,384,300,000 1,456,600,000 1,504,500,000 1,307,200,000 1,241,500,000 1,192,300,000 1,259,500,000 1,142,300,000 1,277,600,000 1,205,400,000 1,247,300,000 1,224,100,000 1,214,500,000 1,214,700,000 1,237,256,000 1,201,729,000 1,209,163,000 1,201,657,000 1,228,685,000 1,018,853,000 1,081,641,000 1,061,403,000 1,058,102,000 1,081,641,000 1,083,712,000 1,142,697,000 1,142,697,000 1,156,734,000 1,206,950,000 809,645,000 811,908,000 
        commitments and contingencies
      		                                                                  
        stockholders’ equity
      		                                                                  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
      		                                                                  
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      		600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 558,000 555,000 551,000 547,000 546,000 544,000 537,000 542,000 540,000 537,000 533,000 532,000 532,000 531,000 530,000 526,000 522,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      		350,800,000 347,500,000 437,400,000 498,600,000 516,300,000 506,800,000 527,400,000 551,600,000 544,000,000 558,500,000 558,900,000 660,700,000 679,200,000 670,700,000 675,500,000 691,400,000 716,400,000 737,000,000 750,900,000 743,600,000 737,100,000 726,900,000 724,100,000 714,900,000 707,100,000 711,800,000 708,900,000 706,900,000 700,600,000 694,100,000 691,800,000 688,300,000 683,100,000 677,100,000 675,200,000 253,600,000 249,200,000 243,600,000 248,600,000 262,000,000 264,700,000 267,500,000 275,500,000 283,400,000 289,500,000 283,200,000 274,100,000 276,800,000 274,900,000 268,313,000 261,828,000 254,663,000 243,301,000 238,870,000 234,636,000 216,558,000 229,134,000 225,190,000 216,558,000 211,389,000 208,600,000 208,600,000 204,613,000 200,079,000 192,418,000 185,129,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
      		-17,400,000 -12,300,000 -20,500,000 -18,100,000 -17,200,000 -27,500,000 -19,100,000 -16,300,000 -9,800,000 -15,700,000 -9,200,000 -2,200,000 -14,600,000 -15,100,000 -16,200,000 -33,300,000 -25,200,000 -24,600,000 -22,500,000 -22,900,000 -23,600,000 -25,900,000 -30,800,000 -30,100,000 -34,900,000 -24,300,000 -23,900,000 -24,400,000 -15,700,000 -12,200,000 -9,000,000 -5,700,000   -20,300,000 -20,400,000 -23,700,000 -26,700,000 -31,600,000 -22,600,000 -9,300,000 -13,500,000 -5,100,000 -4,300,000 -4,500,000 -5,700,000 -2,800,000 -1,500,000 -2,000,000 -1,873,000 -1,651,000 -2,013,000 -2,435,000 -2,180,000 -2,154,000 -1,302,000 -1,906,000 -1,000,000 -1,302,000 -2,661,000 -1,133,000 -1,133,000 -708,000 -897,000 -1,863,000 -2,125,000 
        retained earnings
      		1,414,400,000 1,388,600,000 1,368,100,000 1,349,700,000 1,324,700,000 1,299,300,000 1,272,900,000 1,299,100,000 1,308,800,000 1,279,300,000 1,249,600,000 1,201,000,000 1,117,500,000 1,080,300,000 1,057,200,000 1,021,400,000 977,700,000 942,100,000 880,200,000 859,000,000 885,600,000 867,500,000 806,400,000 765,900,000 722,300,000 871,600,000 856,300,000 820,500,000 795,900,000 778,600,000 771,200,000 773,200,000 751,200,000 736,200,000 720,100,000 734,900,000 711,500,000 689,900,000 756,400,000 757,900,000 736,200,000 741,100,000 736,500,000 706,900,000 714,600,000 705,500,000 696,900,000 677,800,000 667,300,000 660,957,000 656,775,000 641,039,000 633,320,000 622,227,000 617,372,000 589,366,000 597,722,000 593,112,000 589,366,000 586,625,000 576,139,000 576,139,000 555,821,000 549,177,000 547,944,000 533,364,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      		1,748,400,000 1,724,300,000 1,785,600,000 1,830,900,000 1,824,400,000 1,779,200,000 1,781,900,000 1,835,000,000 1,843,600,000 1,822,700,000 1,799,900,000 1,860,100,000 1,782,800,000 1,736,500,000 1,717,200,000 1,680,300,000 1,669,600,000 1,655,200,000 1,609,200,000 1,580,300,000 1,599,800,000 1,569,100,000 1,500,300,000 1,451,300,000 1,395,200,000 1,559,700,000 1,542,000,000 1,503,600,000 1,481,400,000 1,461,100,000 1,454,600,000 1,456,400,000 1,436,600,000 1,416,800,000 1,375,700,000 968,600,000 937,600,000 907,400,000 974,000,000 997,900,000 992,200,000 995,700,000 1,007,500,000 986,600,000 1,000,200,000 983,600,000 968,800,000 953,700,000 940,800,000 927,955,000 917,507,000 894,240,000 874,733,000 859,463,000 850,398,000 805,159,000 825,492,000  805,159,000 795,886,000 784,138,000 784,138,000 760,257,000 748,889,000 739,025,000 716,890,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      		5,647,000,000 5,289,000,000 5,269,500,000 5,270,500,000 5,310,700,000 5,217,400,000 5,097,200,000 5,040,400,000 4,929,500,000 4,955,400,000 4,933,700,000 4,970,000,000 4,932,900,000 4,918,000,000 4,868,900,000 4,607,600,000 4,586,300,000 4,504,900,000 4,436,200,000 3,897,400,000 3,792,000,000 3,782,200,000 3,776,900,000 3,668,300,000 4,079,200,000 3,847,100,000 3,692,600,000 3,744,000,000 3,729,900,000 3,686,400,000 3,627,500,000 3,740,400,000 3,749,900,000 3,797,000,000 3,812,600,000 2,352,900,000 2,394,200,000 2,411,900,000 2,281,200,000 2,239,400,000 2,184,500,000 2,255,200,000 2,149,800,000 2,264,200,000 2,205,600,000 2,230,900,000 2,192,900,000 2,168,200,000 2,155,500,000 2,165,211,000 2,119,236,000 2,103,403,000 2,076,390,000 2,088,148,000 1,869,251,000 1,886,800,000 1,886,895,000  1,886,800,000 1,879,598,000 1,926,835,000 1,926,835,000 1,916,991,000 1,955,839,000 1,548,670,000 1,528,798,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 26.0 and 25.5 at january 31, 2026 and october 31, 2025, respectively
      		 1,493,000,000                                                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 544.9 and 532.2 at january 31, 2026 and october 31, 2025, respectively
      		 231,900,000                                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.5 and 22.8 at october 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
      		  1,471,100,000                                                                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 532.2 and 479.3 at october 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
      		  243,200,000                                                                
        accrued taxes—other than income
      		  48,100,000    56,200,000    58,900,000    124,700,000    124,900,000 106,300,000 104,900,000 107,400,000 45,500,000 41,600,000 71,300,000 65,200,000 63,600,000 83,600,000 74,400,000 64,800,000 56,000,000 63,800,000 52,300,000 62,500,000 52,500,000 49,000,000 51,400,000 52,100,000 40,600,000 44,000,000 35,700,000 40,800,000 31,600,000 40,400,000 34,600,000 41,100,000 29,400,000                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.1 and 22.8 at july 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		   1,495,000,000                                                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 519.6 and 479.3 at july 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		   255,600,000                                                               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 24.2 and 22.8 at april 30, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		    1,603,500,000                                                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 506.3 and 479.3 at april 30, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		    256,200,000                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 23.0 and 22.8 at january 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		     1,549,700,000                                                             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 491.9 and 479.3 at january 31, 2025 and october 31, 2024, respectively
      		     268,900,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 22.8 and 25.0 at october 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
      		      1,384,100,000                                                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 479.3 and 438.3 at october 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
      		      282,400,000                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 24.2 and 25.0 at july 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		       1,322,700,000                                                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 481.0 and 438.3 at july 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		       296,100,000                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.4 and 25.0 at april 30, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		        1,313,400,000                                                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 466.8 and 438.3 at april 30, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		        274,800,000                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 27.3 and 25.0 at january 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		         1,382,000,000                                                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 453.4 and 438.3 at january 31, 2024 and october 31, 2023, respectively
      		         288,500,000                                                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.0 and 22.6 at october 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
      		          1,365,000,000                                                        
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 438.3 and 459.8 at october 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
      		          302,900,000                                                        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 23.0 and 22.6 at july 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		           1,331,800,000                                                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 519.1 and 459.8 at july 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		           321,500,000                                                       
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 24.2 and 22.6 at april 30, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		            1,345,100,000                                                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 499.6 and 459.8 at april 30, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		            340,800,000                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 23.3 and 22.6 at january 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		             1,319,300,000                                                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 479.9 and 459.8 at january 31, 2023 and october 31, 2022, respectively
      		             360,100,000                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 22.6 and 32.7 at october 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
      		              1,278,700,000                                                    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 459.8 and 389.3 at october 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
      		              378,500,000                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 28.5 and 32.7 at july 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		               1,239,800,000                                                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 441.1 and 389.3 at july 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		               381,500,000                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 28.4 and 32.7 at april 30, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		                1,224,700,000                                                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 423.5 and 389.3 at april 30, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		                399,500,000                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 34.0 and 32.7 at january 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		                 1,210,000,000                                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 406.5 and 389.3 at january 31, 2022 and october 31, 2021, respectively
      		                 407,300,000                                                 
        current portion of long-term debt
      		                 31,400,000 31,400,000 31,400,000 117,000,000 116,900,000 116,700,000 86,600,000 87,400,000 72,300,000 57,200,000 52,200,000 47,100,000 42,100,000 37,000,000 27,000,000 17,000,000 7,000,000 16,900,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 32.7 and 35.5 at october 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
      		                  1,137,100,000                                                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 389.3 and 343.8 at october 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
      		                  424,800,000                                                
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 31.8 and 35.5 at july 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                   910,200,000                                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 376.5 and 343.8 at july 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                   207,700,000                                               
        deferred income tax asset
      		                   38,200,000 11,500,000                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 34.7 and 35.5 at april 30, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                    878,400,000                                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 365.9 and 343.8 at april 30, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                    218,300,000                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 37.9 and 35.5 at january 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                     917,200,000                                             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 355.0 and 343.8 at january 31, 2021 and october 31, 2020, respectively
      		                     229,000,000                                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 35.5 and 22.4 at october 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
      		                      854,200,000                                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 343.8 and 309.0 at october 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
      		                      239,700,000                                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 36.0 and 22.4 at july 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                       845,500,000                                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 332.4 and 309.0 at july 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                       251,200,000                                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 34.9 and 22.4 at april 30, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                        952,200,000                                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 320.2 and 309.0 at april 30, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                        262,900,000                                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.2 and 22.4 at january 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                         1,000,700,000                                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 321.8 and 309.0 at january 31, 2020 and october 31, 2019, respectively
      		                         284,600,000                                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 22.4 and 19.2 at october 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
      		                          1,013,200,000                                        
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 309.0 and 250.4 at october 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
      		                          297,200,000                                        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 22.6and 19.2 at july 31, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                           1,061,300,000                                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 294.7and 250.4 at july 31, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                           310,400,000                                       
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 20.4and 19.2 at april 30, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                            1,048,000,000                                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 280.6and 250.4 at april 30, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                            325,800,000                                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 23.4 and 19.2 at january 31, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                             1,039,200,000                                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 265.8and 250.4 at january 31, 2019 and october 31, 2018, respectively
      		                             340,700,000                                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 19.2 and 25.5 at october 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
      		                              1,014,100,000                                    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 250.4 and 189.1 at october 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
      		                              355,700,000                                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 14.1 and 25.5 at july 31, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                               1,046,000,000                                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 238.4 and 189.1 at july 31, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                               369,600,000                                   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 16.4 and 25.5 at april 30, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                                1,005,700,000                                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 222.4 and 189.1 at april 30, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                                387,100,000                                  
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
      		                                1,600,000 2,700,000                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 15.5 and 25.5 at january 31, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                                 1,020,000,000                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 206.1 and 189.1 at january 31, 2018 and october 31, 2017, respectively
      		                                 404,300,000                                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 25.5 and 15.9 at october 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
      		                                  1,038,100,000                                
        assets held for sale
      		                                    51,100,000 53,300,000 44,100,000                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 189.1 and 157.0 at october 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
      		                                  430,100,000                                
        deferred income taxes
      		                                   52,500,000 76,900,000 76,700,000 37,400,000 32,700,000 26,500,000 42,500,000 53,200,000 47,100,000 51,000,000 50,100,000 46,600,000 50,200,000 47,900,000 48,750,000 47,051,000 39,490,000 38,520,000 37,028,000 43,671,000 35,083,000 38,096,000 41,544,000 35,083,000 40,565,000 40,256,000 40,256,000 45,217,000 44,820,000 46,193,000 49,752,000 
        liabilities held for sale
      		                                    17,300,000 16,800,000 19,200,000                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 21.5 and 15.9 at july 31, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                   875,300,000                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 174.9 and 157.0 at july 31, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                   95,900,000                               
        legal settlements from discontinued operations
      		                                   65,300,000 121,800,000                              
        line of credit
      		                                   264,700,000 277,900,000 306,000,000 268,300,000 224,300,000 208,900,000 286,700,000 158,000,000 305,100,000 307,000,000 362,500,000 319,800,000 311,700,000 327,200,000 367,028,000 314,870,000 348,481,000 384,000,000 423,000,000 215,000,000 293,000,000 252,000,000 266,000,000 293,000,000 300,000,000 365,000,000 365,000,000 396,000,000 430,000,000 140,500,000 150,000,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 17.7 and 15.9 at april 30, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                    851,800,000                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 168.7 and 157.0 at april 30, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                    101,500,000                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 16.8 and 15.9 at january 31, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                     855,900,000                             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 162.7 and 157.0 at january 31, 2017 and october 31, 2016, respectively
      		                                     104,400,000                             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 15.9 and 8.6 at october 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
      		                                      795,600,000                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 157.0 and 149.4 at october 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
      		                                      103,800,000                            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 17.3 and 8.6 at july 31, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                       774,100,000                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 168.2 and 149.4 at july 31, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                       111,500,000                           
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 15.9 and 8.6 at april 30, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                        736,700,000                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 162.6 and 149.4 at april 30, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                        124,300,000                          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10.0 and 8.6 at january 31, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                         777,700,000                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 155.8 and 149.4 at january 31, 2016 and october 31, 2015, respectively
      		                                         130,300,000                         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 8.6 and 9.2 at october 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
      		                                          742,900,000                        
        current assets of discontinued operations
      		                                                       1,821,000 467,000 893,000 1,821,000 1,992,000 2,954,000 2,954,000 3,445,000 3,705,000 4,260,000 5,554,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 149.4 and 132.2 at october 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
      		                                          111,400,000                        
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
      		                                                                  
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
      		                                                                71,000 845,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 9.7 and 10.6 at july 31, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                           783,200,000                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 162.0 and 142.9 at july 31, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                           119,000,000                       
        other assets
      		                                           114,700,000 115,200,000 115,800,000 116,000,000 38,900,000 40,100,000 38,608,000 38,513,000 40,352,000 38,994,000 39,911,000 38,898,000 40,783,000 41,568,000 40,926,000 40,783,000 43,178,000 43,223,000 43,223,000 67,051,000 67,679,000 37,869,000 34,425,000 
        other liabilities
      		                                           45,200,000 40,300,000 37,500,000 38,100,000                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10.1 and 10.6 at april 30, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                            764,600,000                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 155.5 and 142.9 at april 30, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                            118,700,000                      
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11.0 and 10.6 at january 31, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                             781,200,000                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 149.2 and 142.9 at january 31, 2015 and october 31, 2014, respectively
      		                                             122,300,000                     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10.6 and 10.2 at october 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
      		                                              748,200,000                    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 142.9 and 115.5 at october 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
      		                                              128,800,000                    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10.7 and 10.2 million at july 31, 2014 and october 31, 2013, respectively
      		                                               726,100,000                   
        notes receivable and other
      		                                               40,600,000 38,100,000 33,906,000 36,623,000 38,630,000 38,058,000 35,346,000 62,053,000 51,464,000 56,872,000 51,740,000 51,464,000 52,756,000 56,923,000 56,923,000 33,686,000 26,525,000 20,402,000 17,964,000 
        prepaid income taxes
      		                                               5,100,000 8,100,000 2,833,000 5,081,000 1,449,000 1,270,000 251,000 385,000 3,471,000 4,232,000 3,337,000 3,471,000 7,205,000 4,187,000 4,187,000 2,211,000 1,516,000 1,498,000 6,238,000 
        insurance recoverables
      		                                               11,200,000 11,100,000 11,068,000 11,068,000 11,314,000 9,870,000 9,870,000 9,870,000 10,851,000 10,173,000 10,851,000 10,851,000 10,851,000 9,240,000 9,240,000 5,138,000 5,138,000 5,138,000 4,898,000 
        insurance deposits
      		                                               16,000,000 16,000,000 28,466,000 28,466,000 28,478,000 28,478,000 27,982,000 31,720,000 31,720,000 31,720,000 31,720,000 31,720,000 35,974,000 35,860,000 35,860,000 35,903,000 36,177,000 36,164,000 42,161,000 
        other investments and long-term receivables
      		                                               9,100,000 4,000,000 4,697,000 5,005,000 4,083,000 3,910,000 4,623,000 5,666,000 5,989,000 5,013,000 5,332,000 5,989,000 5,798,000 3,273,000 3,273,000 3,736,000 3,845,000 4,445,000 4,980,000 
        investments in unconsolidated affiliates
      		                                               19,300,000 18,800,000 18,611,000 17,952,000 17,076,000 15,582,000 15,422,000 14,863,000  14,987,000 14,567,000  14,423,000    12,016,000   
        investments in auction rate securities
      		                                               13,000,000 12,500,000 12,994,000 12,994,000 12,994,000 12,994,000 17,832,000 17,780,000 18,147,000 16,704,000 17,994,000 18,147,000 15,670,000 15,148,000 15,148,000 15,503,000 20,910,000 20,171,000 19,589,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 135.9 and 115.5 at july 31, 2014 and october 31, 2013, respectively
      		                                               127,200,000                   
        noncurrent insurance recoverables
      		                                               56,400,000 57,700,000 57,660,000 57,636,000 57,989,000 54,691,000 54,660,000 54,630,000  55,176,000          
        accrued liabilities
      		                                                                  
        compensation
      		                                               135,700,000 132,900,000 109,975,000 138,430,000 134,384,000 129,510,000 119,634,000 121,855,000 105,023,000 111,201,000 103,085,000 105,023,000 112,233,000 98,499,000 98,499,000 94,974,000 98,019,000 89,063,000 85,673,000 
        taxes—other than income
      		                                               31,000,000 31,700,000 32,993,000 25,737,000 25,463,000 26,312,000 30,140,000 19,437,000 27,753,000 20,288,000 22,599,000 27,753,000        
        other
      		                                               112,200,000 99,500,000 100,726,000 101,860,000 104,320,000 98,930,000 93,850,000 113,566,000 102,836,000 116,205,000 107,090,000 102,836,000 102,220,000 114,549,000 114,549,000 80,504,000 82,960,000 70,048,000 74,098,000 
        retirement plans and other
      		                                               38,600,000 39,900,000 40,409,000 41,417,000 40,158,000 42,027,000 43,753,000 38,558,000 39,794,000 36,466,000 37,682,000 39,794,000 39,707,000 39,134,000 39,134,000 53,517,000 55,445,000 34,626,000 31,694,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10.2 million at each of april 30, 2014 and october 31, 2013
      		                                                703,000,000                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 129.0 and 115.5 at april 30, 2014 and october 31, 2013, respectively
      		                                                134,100,000                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11,189 and 10,217 at january 31, 2014 and october 31, 2013, respectively
      		                                                 715,170,000                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 122,259 and 115,461 at january 31, 2014 and october 31, 2013, respectively
      		                                                 137,593,000                 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10,217 and 11,125 at october 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
      		                                                  672,525,000                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 115,461 and 94,485 at october 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
      		                                                  144,401,000                
        noncurrent deferred income taxes
      		                                                   7,342,000 10,035,000 2,324,000 17,610,000  33,254,000          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10,569 and 11,125 at july 31, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                   658,118,000               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 121,693 and 100,180 at july 31, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                   149,311,000               
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10,890 and 11,125 at april 30, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                    638,355,000              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 115,041 and 100,180 at april 30, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                    156,488,000              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11,963 and 11,125 at january 31, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                     642,870,000             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 107,499 and 100,180 at january 31, 2013 and october 31, 2012, respectively
      		                                                     160,918,000             
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11,125 and 13,485 at october 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
      		                                                      561,317,000            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 100,180 and 78,669 at october 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
      		                                                      109,138,000            
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11,661 and 13,485 at january 31, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                       573,767,000   573,767,000        
        investment in unconsolidated affiliates
      		                                                       14,555,000   14,555,000  15,911,000 15,911,000 15,705,000    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 84,355 and 78,669 at january 31, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                       123,307,000   123,307,000        
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 11,197 and 13,485 at july 31, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                        577,898,000          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 94,755 and 78,669 at july 31, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                        114,662,000          
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 12,190 and 13,485 at april 30, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                         564,055,000         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 89,683 and 78,669 at april 30, 2012 and october 31, 2011, respectively
      		                                                         117,834,000         
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
      		                                                                  
        total stockholders' equity
      		                                                         817,842,000         
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      		                                                         1,875,944,000         
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 13,485 and 10,672 at october 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
      		                                                           552,098,000       
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
      		                                                           216,000 322,000 322,000 464,000 830,000 1,392,000 2,060,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 78,669 and 54,889 at october 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
      		                                                           128,994,000       
        taxes - other than income
      		                                                           19,144,000 20,141,000 20,141,000     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 16,807 and 10,672 at july 31, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                            565,267,000 565,267,000     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 72,543 and 54,889 at july 31, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                            135,119,000 135,119,000     
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 17,606 and 10,672 at april 30, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                              555,940,000    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 66,038 and 54,889 at april 30, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                              140,924,000    
        taxes — other than income
      		                                                              22,530,000 27,320,000 17,663,000 15,293,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 15,705 and 10,672 at january 31, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                               574,532,000   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 60,236 and 54,889 at january 31, 2011 and october 31, 2010, respectively
      		                                                               162,398,000   
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10,672 and 10,772 at october 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
      		                                                                450,513,000  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 54,889 and 43,464 at october 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
      		                                                                65,774,000  
        commitment and contingencies
      		                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of 10,941 and 10,772 at july 31, 2010 and october 31, 2009, respectively
      		                                                                 458,689,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 51,713 and 43,464 at july 31, 2010 and october 31, 2009, respectively
      		                                                                 62,749,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-04-30 2026-01-31 2025-10-31 2025-07-31 2025-04-30 2025-01-31 2024-10-31 2024-07-31 2024-04-30 2024-01-31 2023-10-31 2023-07-31 2023-04-30 2023-01-31 2022-10-31 2022-07-31 2022-04-30 2022-01-31 2021-10-31 2021-07-31 2021-04-30 2021-01-31 2020-10-31 2020-07-31 2020-04-30 2020-01-31 2019-10-31 2019-07-31 2019-04-30 2019-01-31 2018-10-31 2018-07-31 2018-04-30 2018-01-31 2017-10-31 2017-07-31 2017-04-30 2017-01-31 2016-10-31 2016-07-31 2016-04-30 2016-01-31 2015-10-31 2015-07-31 2015-04-30 2015-01-31 2014-10-31 2014-07-31 2014-04-30 2014-01-31 2013-10-31 2013-07-31 2013-04-30 2013-01-31 2012-09-30 2012-07-31 2012-04-30 2012-01-31 2011-09-30 2011-07-31 2011-04-30 2011-01-31 2010-10-31 
                                                                       
          cash flows from operating activities
        		                                                               
          net income
        		43,000,000 38,800,000 34,800,000 41,800,000 42,200,000 43,600,000 -11,700,000 4,700,000 43,700,000 44,700,000 62,800,000 98,100,000 51,900,000 38,500,000 48,800,000 56,800,000 48,800,000 76,000,000 34,300,000 -13,700,000 31,100,000 74,600,000 53,100,000 56,000,000 -136,800,000 28,000,000 48,000,000 36,700,000 29,700,000 13,000,000 9,700,000 33,700,000 26,600,000 27,800,000 -3,600,000 32,900,000 31,300,000 -56,800,000 7,800,000 31,000,000 4,400,000 14,000,000 38,800,000 1,500,000 18,300,000 17,700,000 27,900,000 19,400,000 15,231,000 13,069,000 24,168,000 16,076,000 19,274,000 13,382,000 10,630,000 12,577,000 11,712,000 10,630,000 18,048,000 27,875,000 14,191,000 8,390,000 21,806,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
        		                                                               
          depreciation and amortization
        		30,200,000 25,700,000 26,700,000 27,300,000 25,700,000 25,900,000 27,100,000 26,600,000 26,000,000 26,900,000 29,400,000 30,200,000 30,600,000 30,500,000 30,000,000 27,300,000 27,400,000 27,700,000 23,700,000 21,900,000 22,000,000 22,300,000 23,200,000 24,100,000 24,700,000 24,400,000 26,000,000 27,500,000 27,200,000 26,700,000 26,400,000 28,600,000 28,500,000 29,000,000 26,700,000 14,900,000 14,500,000 14,000,000 14,400,000 13,900,000 14,900,000 14,300,000 13,900,000 14,800,000 14,300,000 14,000,000 14,900,000 14,000,000 14,063,000 14,337,000 13,632,000 15,108,000 15,761,000 15,889,000  12,756,000        
          deferred income taxes
        		-14,800,000 14,400,000 -18,800,000 -3,200,000 0 100,000 -10,600,000 -11,500,000 -6,300,000 3,700,000 -2,900,000 -5,300,000 -6,300,000 9,600,000 28,000,000 700,000 29,700,000 9,300,000 2,000,000 -27,000,000 -15,600,000 -7,400,000 -17,200,000 -6,700,000 -11,700,000 -1,000,000 13,500,000 600,000 4,300,000 -8,700,000 -4,200,000 3,800,000 7,000,000 -30,300,000 -15,000,000 -800,000 -200,000 9,900,000 -5,800,000 -5,900,000 16,100,000 -8,100,000 7,900,000 -5,800,000 6,300,000 -300,000 1,500,000 -900,000 1,389,000 211,000 13,905,000 -3,178,000 1,611,000 138,000 2,940,000 832,000 -4,193,000 2,940,000 10,267,000 7,955,000 3,913,000 2,092,000 7,785,000 
          share-based compensation expense
        		4,900,000 11,800,000 11,200,000 8,100,000 8,200,000 10,500,000 6,900,000 6,500,000 8,400,000 8,200,000 8,300,000 7,600,000 7,700,000 6,900,000 6,100,000 7,600,000 8,300,000 8,500,000 7,500,000 8,400,000 9,100,000 8,500,000 9,200,000 6,900,000 -700,000 4,900,000 3,900,000 4,800,000 4,300,000 4,500,000 3,900,000 4,800,000 4,500,000 3,800,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,700,000 3,600,000 2,300,000 4,300,000 3,400,000 4,000,000 3,600,000 2,400,000 4,400,000 3,800,000 4,300,000 4,200,000 3,901,000 3,899,000 3,520,000 3,476,000 3,154,000 3,132,000 2,789,000 1,867,000 2,647,000 2,789,000 2,502,000 2,089,000 2,426,000 2,174,000 1,958,000 
          provision for bad debt
        		-600,000 500,000 2,800,000 1,800,000 1,400,000 700,000  3,400,000          900,000 1,900,000 -2,500,000 -1,800,000 3,000,000  8,900,000 8,200,000 2,400,000 1,700,000 2,600,000 -600,000 3,000,000  600,000 1,300,000 2,600,000 1,400,000 700,000 1,600,000 400,000 1,400,000 1,700,000 7,700,000 2,100,000 2,600,000   1,300,000 1,000,000 900,000 194,000 1,106,000 538,000 389,000 593,000 1,316,000  113,000 944,000 604,000  1,670,000 297,000 875,000 175,000 
          discount accretion on insurance claims
        		100,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000         200,000 200,000   200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 0 0 100,000 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 100,000 100,000 102,000 98,000 126,000 126,000 126,000 126,000 180,000 176,000 180,000 180,000 219,000 219,000 216,000 220,000 228,000 
          gain on sale of assets
        		-100,000 -100,000  -100,000 0 -100,000    -100,000    -200,000                    -100,000 -300,000 -2,300,000 0 -100,000 -100,000 0 0 -100,000 2,300,000 -200,000 -1,500,000 -700,000 -300,000 -800,000   42,000 -185,000   -455,000 -69,000 -774,000 -455,000 -40,000    -16,000 
          income from unconsolidated affiliates
        		-1,000,000 -1,400,000 -1,200,000 -1,300,000 -1,300,000 -800,000 -1,800,000 -1,700,000 -1,700,000 -1,300,000 -900,000 -1,300,000 -600,000 -1,100,000 -600,000 -800,000 -500,000 -500,000 -700,000 -600,000 -200,000 -600,000 -200,000 -200,000 -900,000 -900,000 -600,000 -700,000 -800,000 -900,000 -700,000 -900,000 -1,100,000 -500,000 -600,000 -1,300,000 -900,000 -1,400,000 -2,300,000 -2,000,000 -900,000 -2,400,000 -2,700,000 -2,600,000 -2,200,000 -1,500,000 -2,200,000 -1,600,000 -1,207,000 -1,493,000 -2,395,000 -1,596,000 -1,133,000 -1,195,000 -3,132,000 -747,000 -1,501,000 -3,132,000 -1,130,000 -1,166,000 -832,000 -787,000  
          distributions from unconsolidated affiliates
        		  0 0   0 2,800,000 0 1,800,000 0 100,000   100,000    0    0 0   1,800,000 100,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,800,000 0   0 4,900,000 0 800,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,600,000 1,100,000 800,000 1,600,000 3,000,000 2,100,000 1,100,000 1,582,000 818,000 976,000 295,000 1,007,000 681,000 2,963,000 272,000 1,348,000 2,963,000 1,554,000 247,000 581,000 157,000  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
        		                                                               
          trade accounts receivable and costs incurred in excess of amounts billed
        		-11,100,000 9,200,000 -13,600,000 94,700,000 -51,200,000 -139,700,000 -74,900,000 5,900,000 36,600,000 -200,000 -27,600,000 -31,600,000 -42,500,000 -51,000,000 -14,400,000 -35,700,000 -3,400,000 -90,300,000 -79,100,000 -34,500,000 41,400,000 -52,300,000 -6,900,000 93,100,000 52,200,000 3,000,000 42,300,000 -30,600,000 -21,800,000 -68,200,000                                  
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        		-38,300,000 -30,400,000 56,500,000 9,400,000 -42,800,000 700,000 -16,200,000 10,200,000 -8,100,000 -26,300,000 14,900,000 13,600,000 -17,200,000 -18,700,000 27,700,000 -900,000 -6,000,000 -1,100,000 5,200,000 7,400,000 -6,600,000 800,000 23,800,000 -26,500,000 -4,300,000 -8,500,000 2,900,000 -3,800,000 -4,100,000 -8,200,000 9,500,000 -7,500,000 -1,000,000 1,400,000 8,500,000 -12,200,000 -300,000 -2,400,000  -7,600,000 10,100,000 -6,700,000 3,900,000 -3,700,000 3,500,000 -5,100,000 6,900,000 -5,200,000 -236,000 -6,364,000 622,000 -1,256,000 -594,000 3,188,000 -7,649,000 -6,423,000 1,311,000 -7,649,000 7,479,000 -5,282,000 -3,123,000 -6,860,000 -1,830,000 
          right-of-use assets
        		3,000,000 4,600,000 800,000 4,100,000 1,700,000 -900,000 4,900,000 2,800,000 600,000 4,400,000 -6,200,000 4,500,000 1,400,000 2,100,000 4,700,000 -1,100,000 8,800,000 2,300,000 5,700,000 2,400,000 4,300,000 6,900,000 13,500,000 2,200,000 4,600,000 4,100,000                                      
          other noncurrent assets
        		-7,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,400,000 -4,400,000 -2,400,000 -5,200,000 -9,300,000 5,400,000 -300,000 -29,800,000 8,800,000 2,100,000 -800,000 23,700,000 -14,600,000 700,000 -6,000,000 -1,300,000 -600,000 -800,000 9,300,000 5,900,000 -8,400,000 1,800,000 -2,200,000 -1,600,000 -2,200,000 13,200,000   -3,200,000 13,200,000 3,000,000 -1,700,000 700,000 -1,900,000 1,100,000 -7,500,000 -7,800,000 -20,800,000 2,000,000 -2,900,000                      
          trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
        		57,300,000 -2,400,000 -1,900,000 60,900,000 52,300,000 -58,200,000 58,000,000 -11,100,000 18,900,000 -76,700,000 42,100,000 72,200,000 -6,600,000 -111,500,000 35,000,000 -14,700,000 -121,500,000 -41,800,000 72,600,000 137,800,000 58,300,000 -3,000,000 72,100,000 -51,000,000 14,300,000 -88,900,000 49,100,000 13,900,000 55,300,000 -32,500,000 -10,500,000 46,200,000 -4,000,000 -33,200,000 58,800,000 14,500,000 -17,000,000 18,100,000 5,700,000 20,400,000 4,800,000 -15,500,000 21,900,000 29,100,000 8,700,000 -15,400,000 -8,800,000 20,400,000 16,800,000 -24,700,000 9,794,000 23,962,000 7,587,000 -24,249,000 -1,346,000 9,560,000 -1,420,000 -1,346,000 10,833,000 12,336,000 -17,140,000 19,914,000 11,247,000 
          long-term lease liabilities
        		-3,500,000 -3,400,000 -400,000 -4,100,000 -3,200,000 -600,000 -3,800,000 -1,700,000 1,100,000 -2,900,000 5,100,000 -4,300,000 -3,800,000 -2,700,000 -5,100,000 500,000 -8,500,000 -2,100,000 -4,400,000 -1,900,000 -3,900,000 -6,100,000 -9,800,000 -3,700,000 -5,200,000 -4,200,000                                      
          insurance claims
        		11,400,000 6,900,000 33,300,000 -5,000,000 2,200,000 9,500,000 7,700,000 -2,900,000 6,300,000 43,200,000 -13,700,000 -6,700,000 12,900,000 12,500,000 1,400,000 -7,300,000 6,000,000 -17,500,000 -6,200,000 -19,800,000 2,200,000 -4,600,000 -14,500,000 2,500,000 18,700,000 -1,000,000 -4,100,000 -10,100,000 7,000,000 11,100,000 1,200,000 3,000,000 3,900,000 5,800,000 1,000,000 16,900,000 7,300,000 8,300,000 1,100,000 25,200,000 2,000,000 5,300,000 -4,000,000 47,400,000 -100,000 -5,900,000 -2,900,000 -4,700,000 -683,000 -417,000 -2,412,000 8,793,000 -3,190,000 718,000 3,326,000 2,923,000 3,661,000 3,326,000      
          income taxes payable
        		-7,100,000 -4,800,000 8,400,000 -21,900,000 -4,500,000 8,800,000 -6,000,000 4,600,000 -7,500,000 2,100,000 10,700,000 8,400,000 5,400,000 -9,400,000 -21,500,000 6,800,000 -21,800,000 4,700,000 -3,200,000 0 -21,000,000 32,500,000 1,700,000 -19,200,000 17,500,000 7,600,000 -10,500,000 200,000 400,000 13,100,000 5,700,000 -7,600,000 -8,300,000 10,900,000 -14,800,000 -12,800,000 16,100,000 -11,000,000 20,500,000 -8,400,000 -16,300,000 4,700,000 2,900,000 -9,300,000 -900,000 -6,900,000 5,300,000 -100,000 -1,378,000 4,478,000 -3,975,000 12,105,000 3,056,000 -2,444,000 3,363,000 3,851,000 6,241,000 3,363,000 2,998,000 -1,134,000 995,000 1,537,000 6,516,000 
          other noncurrent liabilities
        		-300,000 600,000 -900,000 -35,200,000 -1,200,000 -800,000 -2,300,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -100,000 6,000,000 -1,900,000 -1,000,000 700,000 -2,500,000 100,000 -100,000 -66,500,000 -500,000 1,100,000 -1,500,000 -34,500,000 42,000,000 46,500,000 10,500,000 -2,800,000 -22,700,000 3,300,000 -900,000 5,900,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -500,000 2,200,000 -1,600,000 -800,000 1,600,000 6,800,000 -800,000 3,400,000 900,000 1,700,000                      
          total adjustments
        		23,100,000 23,300,000 98,600,000 133,100,000 -9,900,000 -149,800,000 42,100,000 74,800,000 73,200,000 -44,800,000 76,400,000 51,000,000 -26,000,000 -109,400,000 68,300,000 -16,000,000 -92,700,000 -169,600,000 21,300,000 101,200,000 94,800,000 -29,300,000 145,600,000 74,800,000 299,100,000 -62,300,000 100,700,000 21,000,000 65,900,000 -52,300,000 84,400,000 40,500,000 73,000,000 5,800,000 21,600,000 -400,000 28,200,000 -25,800,000 3,000,000 -12,900,000 79,900,000 -21,800,000 26,400,000 60,900,000 53,100,000 -50,100,000 35,800,000 -100,000 61,350,000 -51,950,000 26,844,000 30,399,000 30,039,000 -24,869,000 1,149,000 15,152,000 30,843,000 1,149,000 56,066,000 23,117,000 17,066,000 -8,147,000 46,349,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        		66,200,000 62,000,000 133,400,000 174,900,000 32,300,000 -106,200,000 30,400,000 79,400,000 117,000,000 -100,000 139,200,000 149,100,000 25,900,000 -70,900,000 117,100,000 40,800,000 -43,900,000 -93,600,000 55,500,000 87,600,000 125,900,000 45,300,000 198,700,000 130,800,000 162,300,000 -34,300,000 148,700,000 57,700,000 95,600,000 -39,300,000 113,500,000 74,100,000      -11,100,000   87,400,000 -31,400,000 43,900,000 62,400,000 71,400,000 -32,400,000 63,700,000 19,300,000 76,581,000 -38,881,000 51,012,000 46,475,000 49,313,000 -11,487,000 11,991,000 28,258,000 43,531,000 11,991,000 75,153,000 51,660,000 31,880,000 1,297,000 69,574,000 
          capital expenditures
        		-43,800,000 -13,200,000 -20,700,000 -24,800,000 -17,100,000 -16,700,000 -14,800,000 -15,500,000 -15,500,000 -13,600,000 -18,000,000 -10,800,000 -10,000,000 -13,800,000 -13,100,000 -18,100,000 -10,000,000 -9,600,000 -11,000,000 -8,400,000 -8,300,000 -6,600,000 -9,100,000 -9,800,000 -7,600,000 -11,500,000 -15,200,000 -16,900,000 -15,900,000 -11,600,000 -13,600,000 -15,200,000      -11,000,000   -8,900,000 -6,800,000 -5,400,000 -7,200,000 -7,500,000 -6,400,000 -8,900,000 -9,200,000 -9,538,000 -9,762,000 -11,166,000 -11,035,000 -6,302,000 -4,090,000 -11,926,000 -6,890,000 -4,949,000 -11,926,000 -5,577,000 -6,449,000 -4,885,000 -5,213,000 -4,725,000 
          free cash flows
        		22,400,000 48,800,000 112,700,000 150,100,000 15,200,000 -122,900,000 15,600,000 63,900,000 101,500,000 -13,700,000 121,200,000 138,300,000 15,900,000 -84,700,000 104,000,000 22,700,000 -53,900,000 -103,200,000 44,500,000 79,200,000 117,600,000 38,700,000 189,600,000 121,000,000 154,700,000 -45,800,000 133,500,000 40,800,000 79,700,000 -50,900,000 99,900,000 58,900,000      -22,100,000   78,500,000 -38,200,000 38,500,000 55,200,000 63,900,000 -38,800,000 54,800,000 10,100,000 67,043,000 -48,643,000 39,846,000 35,440,000 43,011,000 -15,577,000 65,000 21,368,000 38,582,000 65,000 69,576,000 45,211,000 26,995,000 -3,916,000 64,849,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
        		                                                               
          additions to property, plant and equipment
        		-43,800,000 -13,200,000 -20,700,000 -24,800,000 -17,100,000 -16,700,000 -14,800,000 -15,500,000 -15,500,000 -13,600,000 -18,000,000 -10,800,000 -10,000,000 -13,800,000 -13,100,000 -18,100,000 -10,000,000 -9,600,000 -11,000,000 -8,400,000 -8,300,000 -6,600,000 -9,100,000 -9,800,000 -7,600,000 -11,500,000 -15,200,000 -16,900,000 -15,900,000 -11,600,000 -13,600,000 -15,200,000 -11,500,000 -10,600,000 -15,000,000 -14,400,000 -16,800,000 -11,000,000 -16,600,000 -11,700,000 -8,900,000 -6,800,000 -5,400,000 -7,200,000 -7,500,000 -6,400,000 -8,900,000 -9,200,000 -9,538,000 -9,762,000 -11,166,000 -11,035,000 -6,302,000 -4,090,000 -11,926,000 -6,890,000 -4,949,000 -11,926,000 -5,577,000 -6,449,000 -4,885,000 -5,213,000 -4,725,000 
          proceeds from sale of assets
        		500,000 200,000 -100,000 100,000 0 400,000 900,000 300,000 100,000 500,000 900,000 400,000 300,000 1,300,000 1,900,000 200,000 3,700,000 200,000 2,300,000 600,000 100,000 1,400,000 -300,000 1,000,000 600,000 4,200,000 1,000,000 -100,000 200,000 200,000 1,600,000 500,000 -100,000 300,000 2,600,000 1,000,000 -100,000 500,000 2,700,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 800,000 300,000 1,600,000 2,600,000                34,000  
          purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
        		-242,500,000 400,000              0                  -2,400,000 -835,000,000 0 0 -18,600,000 -15,000,000 0 0 -81,000,000 0 -15,000,000 -4,400,000 200,000 -35,800,000 -300,000 -12,295,000 195,000 -7,982,000 643,000 -4,150,000 -187,837,000     -507,000 1,700,000 0 -292,178,000 -34,221,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        		-285,800,000 -12,600,000 -40,800,000 -43,200,000 -17,200,000 -14,400,000 -14,000,000 -129,300,000 -15,500,000 -13,100,000 -17,100,000 -22,800,000 -9,700,000 -12,500,000 -148,200,000 -17,800,000 -63,100,000 -12,400,000 -718,800,000 -7,800,000 -8,200,000 -5,200,000 -9,400,000 -8,800,000 -7,000,000 -2,300,000 -14,200,000 -17,000,000 -15,700,000 -11,400,000 -11,800,000 -11,900,000 -9,100,000 -15,300,000 -847,900,000 22,100,000 -16,900,000 -29,100,000   -6,800,000 -87,600,000 126,300,000   -3,600,000 -42,800,000 -8,400,000 -21,322,000 -9,478,000 -19,271,000 -9,711,000 -5,082,000 -191,824,000 -11,244,000 -12,138,000 -3,838,000 -11,244,000 -4,847,000 -4,840,000 262,000 -297,987,000 -39,928,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
        		                                                               
          taxes withheld from issuance of share-based compensation awards
        		1,200,000 -11,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 -10,700,000 900,000 800,000 800,000 -9,500,000 800,000 700,000 700,000 -12,700,000 800,000 -1,500,000 800,000 -10,000,000 -300,000 -2,200,000 900,000 -6,500,000   1,000,000 -2,400,000   1,600,000 -2,300,000    -2,000,000                              
          repurchases of common stock, including excise taxes
        		-3,000,000 -91,700,000 -73,700,000 -27,200,000 0 -21,300,000 -32,300,000 0                                                        
          dividends paid
        		-16,900,000 -17,300,000 -16,200,000 -16,500,000 -16,500,000 -16,400,000 -14,100,000 -14,100,000 -14,200,000 -14,100,000 -14,000,000 -14,500,000 -14,600,000 -14,400,000 -12,900,000 -12,800,000 -13,100,000 -13,100,000 -12,800,000 -12,800,000 -12,700,000 -12,700,000 -12,300,000 -12,400,000 -12,300,000 -12,300,000 -11,900,000 -12,000,000 -11,900,000 -11,900,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,500,000 -11,100,000 -9,500,000 -9,500,000 -9,400,000 -9,200,000 -9,200,000 -9,300,000 -9,200,000 -9,000,000 -9,100,000 -9,000,000 -8,900,000 -8,700,000 -8,600,000 -8,683,000 -8,617,000 -8,623,000 -8,196,000 0 -16,054,000 -7,746,000 -7,846,000 -7,833,000 -7,746,000 -7,466,000 -7,444,000 -7,436,000 -7,398,000 -7,101,000 
          deferred financing costs paid
        		  0 0               0    0        0 0 0 -100,000     0 0 0 -100,000 -600,000 0 0 -300,000 0 0 46,000 -1,246,000     -14,000 0 0 -14,000 -30,000 0 0 -4,991,000  
          borrowings from debt
        		722,500,000 354,500,000 437,500,000 490,500,000 338,900,000 579,900,000 422,000,000 356,000,000 255,000,000 301,000,000 384,500,000 218,500,000 311,000,000 264,500,000 489,300,000 269,500,000                                                
          repayment of borrowings from debt
        		-488,200,000 -291,000,000 -401,000,000 -512,000,000 -327,000,000 -373,000,000 -425,100,000 -290,100,000 -313,200,000 -284,100,000 -397,600,000 -278,600,000 -312,200,000 -147,600,000 -412,400,000 -247,200,000                                                
          changes in book cash overdrafts
        		2,100,000 2,600,000 -4,200,000 3,000,000 -5,400,000 -40,600,000 11,200,000 23,500,000 -2,200,000 8,200,000 -9,800,000 500,000 -17,800,000 6,800,000 -1,100,000 14,500,000 -15,000,000 5,900,000 1,700,000 -6,300,000 -1,300,000 -12,000,000 9,900,000 13,100,000 11,800,000 6,400,000 -3,600,000 7,500,000 -11,300,000 7,200,000 -9,600,000 5,900,000 -3,600,000 -1,200,000 -10,700,000 9,300,000 12,100,000 5,100,000 -1,100,000 -3,000,000 -3,200,000 8,000,000 -2,000,000 600,000   1,600,000 3,500,000 -4,807,000 6,307,000 1,514,000 1,003,000 -4,158,000 4,609,000 2,955,000   2,955,000  6,160,000 -781,000 5,767,000  
          repayment of finance lease obligations
        		-1,100,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000 -1,100,000 -1,100,000 -1,100,000 -1,100,000 -1,100,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -700,000 -700,000 -800,000 -700,000 -200,000 -400,000 -600,000 -500,000 -800,000 -800,000 -700,000                                          
          net cash from financing activities
        		215,100,000 -55,200,000 -57,700,000 -121,200,000 -18,200,000 116,900,000 -38,500,000 75,000,000 -98,500,000 500,000 -147,900,000 -101,200,000 -33,400,000 96,200,000 41,300,000 -7,000,000 110,900,000 90,300,000 221,100,000 -10,200,000 -60,700,000 -57,800,000 -26,000,000 -444,900,000 328,400,000 48,400,000 -138,400,000 -31,400,000 -57,000,000 42,000,000 -108,100,000 -85,000,000 -88,400,000 -14,300,000 882,700,000 -8,200,000 -27,500,000 27,000,000 23,500,000 500,000 -90,800,000 119,400,000 -165,900,000   38,100,000 -8,800,000 -24,000,000 -51,734,000 49,934,000 -37,790,000 -35,982,000 -42,751,000 196,278,000 -9,564,000 -19,881,000 -31,932,000 -9,564,000 -83,453,000 -30,496,000 -40,217,000 288,609,000 -23,102,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        		-900,000 2,000,000 -100,000 0 2,800,000 -1,800,000 400,000 600,000 -400,000 1,200,000 -2,300,000 1,300,000 400,000 2,200,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,600,000 -600,000 -400,000 100,000 300,000 1,900,000 1,500,000 -3,700,000 2,400,000 -400,000 1,900,000 -2,500,000 100,000 300,000 -500,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 1,700,000 0 900,000 100,000 500,000                          
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        		-5,400,000 -3,700,000   -200,000 -5,600,000            -16,200,000                                  782,000 1,480,000 -7,033,000 -8,817,000  7,761,000 -8,817,000   -8,075,000 -8,081,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        		0 104,100,000 0 0 0 64,600,000 0 0 0 69,500,000 0 0 0 73,000,000 0 0 0 62,800,000 0 0 0 394,200,000 0 0 0 58,500,000 0 0 0 39,100,000 0 0 0 62,800,000 0 0 -2,500,000 56,000,000 0 0 0 55,500,000 0 0 0 36,700,000 0 0 -39,000 32,639,000 0 0 0 43,459,000          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        		-5,500,000 100,400,000  10,600,000 -300,000 59,000,000  25,600,000 2,700,000 58,000,000  26,500,000 -16,700,000 87,900,000  15,000,000 2,300,000 46,600,000  69,700,000 57,400,000 378,300,000  -326,500,000 486,100,000 69,800,000  6,800,000 23,100,000 30,600,000  -23,700,000 1,100,000 68,600,000  -8,000,000 13,100,000 42,600,000  5,900,000 -10,200,000 55,900,000  20,800,000 -8,400,000 38,800,000  -13,100,000 3,486,000 34,214,000  782,000 1,480,000 36,426,000 17,650,000 -3,761,000 7,761,000 17,650,000  16,324,000 -8,075,000 31,365,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
        		                                                               
          impairment of assets
        		  2,700,000                                                             
          loss on sale of assets
        		          -200,000 -100,000   0 -500,000 0 -300,000 -1,100,000 200,000 100,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 100,000 300,000 -500,000 -200,000    100,000                  -49,000    7,000       -130,000 28,000  
          change in fair value of contingent consideration
        		      59,700,000    0                                                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
        		                                                               
          purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired, and equity securities
        		                                                               
          financing of energy savings performance contracts
        		          0 0 100,000 400,000 1,200,000 2,100,000 4,000,000 2,600,000 4,300,000 3,300,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 9,600,000 400,000 0 1,100,000 3,200,000 1,500,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,900,000    0 4,200,000 0 2,600,000 7,300,000 4,800,000                        
          cash paid to settle the contingent consideration liability
        		  0                                                             
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        		  34,800,000    -21,700,000   -11,500,000 -28,200,000    9,200,000 15,000,000   -442,600,000 69,700,000 57,400,000 -15,900,000 164,800,000 -326,600,000 486,100,000 11,400,000 -2,100,000 6,900,000 23,100,000 -8,500,000       14,900,000 -12,700,000    400,000 4,300,000   2,100,000   3,525,000 1,575,000         -13,147,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
        		                                                               
          purchase price adjustment for the quality uptime acquisition
        		                                                               
          purchase price adjustment
        		     1,900,000                                                          
          provision for/(recovery of) bad debt
        		          2,400,000                                                     
          amortization of accumulated other comprehensive gain on interest rate swaps
        		              -500,000 -1,400,000 -1,500,000 -1,400,000 -1,600,000 -1,600,000 -1,600,000 -1,600,000 -1,700,000                                         
          investments in equity securities
        		          0    900,000 0 0 -3,000,000                                              
          purchase of business, net of cash acquired
        		                                                               
          provision for (recovery of) bad debt
        		         2,000,000                                                      
          impairment loss on fixed assets
        		                  0                                             
          repurchases of common stock
        		              -23,000,000 -31,200,000 -30,000,000 -13,300,000     0 0           0 0 0 -7,900,000 -15,400,000 -9,700,000 -10,200,000 -11,300,000 -11,400,000 -12,100,000   -10,000,000                 
          recovery of bad debt
        		                                                               
          change in fair value in contingent consideration
        		                                                               
          (recovery of)/provision for bad debt
        		             -900,000                                                  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalent
        		             14,900,000                                                  
          income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        		                                                      -10,000         
          income from continuing operations
        		                  34,300,000 -13,700,000 31,100,000 74,600,000 53,100,000 56,000,000 -136,800,000 27,900,000 48,100,000 36,500,000 29,900,000 13,000,000 8,800,000 33,800,000 25,300,000 28,000,000 -2,500,000 32,900,000 31,600,000 16,100,000 9,000,000 32,900,000 6,800,000 13,600,000         24,168,000 16,076,000 19,274,000 13,382,000 10,640,000 12,626,000 11,747,000 10,640,000 18,182,000 27,911,000 14,200,000 8,405,000 21,438,000 
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities of continuing operations
        		                                                               
          impairment loss on goodwill and other intangibles
        		                                                               
          reserves on other assets
        		                                                               
          net cash from operating activities of continuing operations
        		                  55,500,000 87,600,000 125,900,000 45,300,000 198,700,000 130,900,000 162,300,000 -34,500,000 148,800,000 57,500,000 95,800,000 -39,300,000 93,300,000 74,200,000 98,400,000 33,800,000    -9,700,000   86,700,000 -8,200,000                      
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
        		                      0 0 -100,000 200,000   -100,000 -100,000 20,200,000 -100,000 1,200,000 -100,000 -38,900,000 -55,200,000 -600,000 -1,400,000   700,000 -23,200,000                      
          proceeds from redemption of auction rate security
        		                      0 0 0 5,000,000     0        0 0            0            
          borrowings from credit facility
        		                 475,500,000 325,000,000 30,100,000 0 2,600,000 6,500,000 3,700,000 623,300,000 425,000,000 536,000,000 554,100,000 308,200,000 357,600,000 297,200,000 418,500,000 164,200,000 304,300,000                              
          repayment of borrowings from credit facility
        		                 -356,600,000 -96,300,000 -15,100,000 -50,200,000 -32,600,000 -38,500,000 -445,000,000 -289,500,000 -368,600,000 -659,700,000 -583,000,000 -344,200,000 -309,600,000 -384,300,000 -501,100,000 -238,000,000 -303,000,000                              
          loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        		                        0 -100,000   100,000 100,000  100,000 -1,200,000 100,000                      49,000 55,000 -10,000  -36,000 -9,000 -15,000  
          impairment loss of goodwill and other intangibles
        		                                                               
          impairment loss
        		                      0 0                                        
          (income) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
        		                                                               
          proceeds from termination of interest rate swaps
        		                              0 0                                
          benefit from bad debt
        		                                                      604,000         
          adjustments to sale of business
        		                                 -1,900,000                              
          investments in unconsolidated affiliates
        		                              200,000 0 0 -600,000         0     0   -82,000 -98,000       740,000 -162,000 -163,000 -630,000  
          (taxes withheld) and proceeds from issuance of share-based compensation awards
        		                              -700,000 400,000      -1,000,000                          
          repayment of finance leases
        		                       -1,200,000 -700,000 -800,000                                      
          (adjustments to) and proceeds from sale of business
        		                              0                                 
          repayment of capital lease obligations
        		                          -400,000 -900,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -1,000,000 -600,000 -900,000 -800,000 -600,000 -200,000 0 -100,000 -200,000 -400,000 -300,000 -300,000 -500,000 -600,000 -700,000 -600,000                  
          payment of contingent consideration
        		                                  0 0                            
          adjustments to purchase and sale of business
        		                                                               
          proceeds and (taxes withheld) from issuance of share-based compensation awards
        		                                                               
          trade accounts receivable
        		                              28,600,000 -41,300,000 13,000,000 15,700,000 -46,200,000 -22,200,000 18,100,000 -65,400,000 -54,200,000 -39,100,000 33,300,000 -20,900,000 -24,300,000 -13,000,000 16,000,000 -34,600,000 9,300,000 -24,000,000 15,435,000 -44,135,000 -8,902,000 -19,868,000 3,385,000 -25,378,000 -22,173,000 -13,637,000 8,768,000 -22,173,000 12,377,000 -10,544,000 16,844,000 -37,109,000 8,002,000 
          net cash from investing activities of continuing operations
        		                                   22,100,000                            
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
        		                                                               
          impairment recovery and gain on sale
        		                                                               
          impairment recovery
        		                                                               
          net cash from (used in) operating activities
        		                                 33,700,000                              
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
        		                                 5,800,000                              
          change in cash related to assets held for sale
        		                                     -700,000                          
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
        		                                                               
          impairment (recovery) loss
        		                                                               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
        		                                                               
          net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
        		                                  19,100,000 32,500,000   12,000,000                         
          net cash provided by operating activities
        		                                  -19,700,000 -22,800,000   10,600,000                         
          proceeds from sale of business
        		                                  0                             
          net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
        		                                      -28,900,000                         
          incremental tax benefit from share-based compensation awards
        		                                        0 500,000 600,000 500,000 900,000 300,000 100,000                 
          net loss from discontinued operations
        		                                   0 300,000 72,900,000 1,200,000 1,900,000                        
          proceeds from issuance of share-based compensation awards, net of taxes withheld
        		                                   1,200,000   -400,000 3,100,000 4,000,000 -1,400,000                      
          borrowings from line of credit
        		                                   229,100,000 234,500,000 207,400,000 273,000,000 242,700,000 237,000,000 299,600,000 229,000,000 272,000,000 230,600,000 226,700,000 294,000,000 261,000,000 244,942,000 289,158,000 238,000,000 173,000,000 170,000,000 425,000,000 212,000,000 200,000,000 192,000,000 212,000,000 145,000,000 179,000,000 131,000,000 430,500,000 149,500,000 
          repayment of borrowings from line of credit
        		                                   -242,300,000 -262,600,000 -169,700,000 -229,000,000 -227,300,000 -314,800,000 -170,900,000 -376,100,000 -273,900,000 -286,100,000 -184,000,000 -285,900,000 -276,500,000 -284,800,000 -237,000,000 -271,611,000 -208,519,000 -209,000,000 -217,000,000 -219,000,000 -214,000,000 -219,000,000 -219,000,000 -210,000,000 -210,000,000 -165,000,000 -141,000,000 -159,000,000 
          net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
        		                                      1,900,000                         
          less: cash and cash equivalents held for sale
        		                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents
        		                                                               
          cash flows from operating activities:
        		                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities of continuing operations:
        		                                                               
          net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations
        		                                                               
          cash flows from investing activities:
        		                                                               
          net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations
        		                                                               
          net cash used in investing activities
        		                                                               
          cash flows from financing activities:
        		                                                               
          income from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
        		                                         -400,000                      
          other
        		                                         4,500,000      -900,000 -913,000 -987,000 -590,000 -1,000,000 -895,000 -1,022,000          
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from continuing operating activities:
        		                                                               
          net cash from continuing operating activities
        		                                                  51,012,000 46,475,000 49,313,000 -11,487,000 11,789,000 27,778,000 42,590,000 11,789,000 74,248,000 51,028,000 31,266,000 258,000 67,787,000 
          net cash from discontinued operating activities
        		                                                      202,000 480,000 941,000 202,000 905,000 632,000 614,000 1,039,000 1,787,000 
          net cash from continuing investing activities
        		                                                               
          net cash from discontinued investing activities
        		                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
        		                                                               
          other assets
        		                                           500,000 1,400,000 -1,300,000                  
          other liabilities
        		                                           300,000 2,900,000 -600,000                  
          proceeds from exercises of stock options
        		                                           3,000,000 8,600,000 4,900,000 2,700,000 2,500,000 2,481,000 2,319,000 3,520,000 7,730,000 1,302,000 745,000 2,241,000 1,958,000 5,856,000 2,241,000 189,000 1,788,000 2,000,000 5,731,000 5,210,000 
          net cash used in financing activities
        		                                                               
          auction rate security credit loss impairment
        		                                                       0       0 
          proceeds from sale of assets and other
        		                                              1,400,000 1,100,000 1,011,000 89,000 -41,000 779,000 373,000 103,000 682,000 392,000 1,111,000 682,000 497,000 71,000    
          insurance recoverables
        		                                               1,200,000 -76,000 -24,000 599,000 -4,742,000 -31,000 -30,000 -43,000 5,346,000 -42,000 -43,000 187,000 6,347,000   -5,381,000 
          other assets and long-term receivables
        		                                               -3,600,000 11,973,000 1,227,000 1,468,000 -1,536,000 1,215,000 3,748,000 6,725,000 138,000 927,000 6,725,000 -3,210,000 5,513,000 1,836,000 1,823,000 4,112,000 
          retirement plans and other noncurrent liabilities
        		                                                               
          retirement plans and other non-current liabilities
        		                                                -458,000 -942,000 -694,000 -1,494,000 -2,434,000 -516,000 83,000 -1,806,000 -396,000 83,000 -2,000,000 1,056,000 -2,143,000 -998,000 551,000 
          proceeds from redemption of auction rate securities
        		                                                           0    
          depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
        		                                                      12,974,000   12,974,000   13,232,000 12,674,000 10,243,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        		                                                      26,467,000 0 0 26,467,000  0 0 39,446,000  
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
        		                                                               
          proceeds from sale of auction rate securities
        		                                                               
          changes in book cash overdraft
        		                                                               
          insurance claims payable
        		                                                           -9,285,000 1,140,000 -3,887,000  
          net increase in book cash overdraft
        		                                                               
          supplemental data:
        		                                                               
          cash (refunded) paid for income taxes, net of refunds received
        		                                                               
          excess tax benefit from exercise of options
        		                                                               
          cash received from exercise of options
        		                                                               
          cash interest paid
        		                                                               
          non-cash investing activities:
        		                                                               
          common stock issued for business acquired