Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Statute of Limitations Expiration Period.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Effective tax rate			34.00%	30.00%
Provision for income taxes	$ 1,878,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,585,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 3,915,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 2,489,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Unrecognized tax benefits	1,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits		1,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits		1,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits	$ 30,000		$ 30,000
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Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits			Jul. 01, 2017
Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits			Jul. 01, 2018