OPERATING SEGMENTS

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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 six and three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Six months ended April 30, 2013:
Net sales		$294,229		$162,778		($2,809	)		$454,198
Depreciation and amortization	5,703		10,316		386			16,405
Operating income	54,541		35,795		(10,709		)	79,627
Capital expenditures	5,298		3,825		142			9,265
Six months ended April 30, 2012:
Net sales		$279,893		$150,743		($1,667	)		$428,969
Depreciation and amortization	5,141		8,847		450			14,438
Operating income	52,141		31,522		(8,430		)	75,233
Capital expenditures	3,218		4,062		868			8,148
Three months ended April 30, 2013:
Net sales		$155,231		$83,937		($1,460	)		$237,708
Depreciation and amortization	2,868		5,203		194			8,265
Operating income	30,296		20,249		(5,857		)	44,688
Capital expenditures	2,911		1,790		98			4,799
Three months ended April 30, 2012:
Net sales		$141,026		$76,272		($984	)		$216,314
Depreciation and amortization	2,455		4,816		192			7,463
Operating income	26,634		15,317		(4,350		)	37,601
Capital expenditures	1,563		1,984		813			4,360

Total assets by operating segment as of April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of April 30, 2013		$498,507		$628,745		$81,963		$1,209,215
Total assets as of October 31, 2012	487,188		636,660		68,998		1,192,846