OPERATING SEGMENTS

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 nine and three months endedJuly 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2013:
Net sales		$475,560		$250,179		($4,408	)		$721,331
Depreciation and amortization	9,772		15,542		586			25,900
Operating income	87,190		57,311		(16,468		)	128,033
Capital expenditures	7,733		5,498		265			13,496
Nine months ended July 31, 2012:
Net sales		$420,654		$237,225		($2,941	)		$654,938
Depreciation and amortization	7,604		13,926		645			22,175
Operating income	78,523		52,472		(13,307		)	117,688
Capital expenditures	5,389		6,049		943			12,381
Three months ended July 31, 2013:
Net sales		$181,331		$87,401		($1,599	)		$267,133
Depreciation and amortization	4,069		5,226		200			9,495
Operating income	32,649		21,516		(5,759		)	48,406
Capital expenditures	2,435		1,673		123			4,231
Three months ended July 31, 2012:
Net sales		$140,761		$86,482		($1,274	)		$225,969
Depreciation and amortization	2,463		5,079		195			7,737
Operating income	26,382		20,950		(4,877		)	42,455
Capital expenditures	2,171		1,987		75			4,233

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

	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of July 31, 2013		$673,638		$625,150		$87,877		$1,386,665
Total assets as of October 31, 2012	487,188		636,660		68,998		1,192,846

Amortization expense related to intangible assets and debt issuance costs by operating segment for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2013		$3,212		$11,053		$489		$14,754
Nine months ended July 31, 2012	1,584		10,090		567		12,241
Three months ended July 31, 2013		$1,689		$3,685		$163		$5,537
Three months ended July 31, 2012	438		3,755		168		4,361