SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Details Textuals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Costs Incurred On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	$ 22,548,000	$ 6,673,000
Tooling costs	5,700,000	6,000,000
Amortization expense on capitalized tooling	2,200,000	2,100,000	2,100,000
Assets under capital lease	5,500,000	5,200,000
Assets under capital lease, accumulated depreciation	1,100,000	600,000
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment excluding tooling	13,400,000	11,600,000	8,600,000
Total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales	8,300,000	2,800,000	8,700,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	6.00%
Contributions to the plan charged	4,300,000	3,800,000	3,600,000
Deferred compensation plans	57,640,000	41,333,000
Estimated Earnings On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	25,391,000	6,235,000
Billings To Date On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	40,676,000	7,426,000
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	9,540,000	5,482,000
Billings in Excess of Cost, Current	2,277,000	0
Other Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Employee related deferred compensation plans, specified as other long-term liabilities	5,000,000	4,200,000
Leadership Compensation Plan [Member]
Employee related deferred compensation plans, specified as other long-term liabilities	51,900,000	36,500,000
Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Deferred compensation plans	52,655,000	37,086,000
Lucix Corp [Member]
Costs Incurred On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	13,400,000
Estimated Earnings On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	15,300,000
Billings To Date On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts	(26,500,000)
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	4,700,000
Billings in Excess of Cost, Current	$ (2,500,000)