FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details Textuals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	$ 51,654,000	$ 41,333,000
Related liabilities of deferred compensation plans, specified as other long-term liabilities	51,000,000	40,800,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Potential Cash Payment	14,600,000
Contingent Consideration At Fair Value	9,694,000	10,897,000
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	2.75%
Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	(4.00%)
Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	20.00%
Aggregate LCP Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	47,100,000	37,100,000
Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	47,068,000	37,086,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	47,551,000	37,528,000
Contingent Consideration At Fair Value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	47,068,000	37,086,000
Related liabilities of deferred compensation plans, specified as other long-term liabilities	46,400,000	36,500,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	0	538,000
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value	9,700,000
Contingent Consideration At Fair Value	9,694,000	10,897,000
Decrease in value of contingent consideration	(1,203,000)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Short Term Portion [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration At Fair Value	600,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Long Term Portion [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration At Fair Value	$ 9,100,000