OPERATING SEGMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

OPERATING SEGMENTS

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the Flight Support Group ("FSG"), consisting of HEICO Aerospace and HEICO Flight Support Corp. and their collective subsidiaries; and the Electronic Technologies Group ("ETG"), consisting of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. and its subsidiaries, for the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Three months ended January 31, 2013:
Net sales		$138,998		$78,841		($1,349	)		$216,490
Depreciation and amortization	2,835		5,113		192			8,140
Operating income	24,245		15,546		(4,852		)	34,939
Capital expenditures	2,387		2,035		44			4,466
Three months ended January 31, 2012:
Net sales		$138,867		$74,471		($683	)		$212,655
Depreciation and amortization	2,686		4,031		258			6,975
Operating income	25,507		16,205		(4,080		)	37,632
Capital expenditures	1,655		2,078		55			3,788

Total assets by operating segment as of January 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of January 31, 2013		$482,182		$632,458		$77,881		$1,192,521
Total assets as of October 31, 2012	487,188		636,660		68,998		1,192,846