OPERATING SEGMENTS

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segments [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, 2014 and 2013, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Six months ended April 30, 2014:
Net sales		$376,477		$177,233		($4,652	)		$549,058
Depreciation and amortization	9,863		13,871		405			24,139
Operating income	69,089		41,040		(10,573		)	99,556
Capital expenditures	4,256		2,759		470			7,485
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
Three months ended April 30, 2014:
Net sales		$194,892		$89,741		($2,401	)		$282,232
Depreciation and amortization	4,943		6,946		200			12,089
Operating income	36,886		18,136		(5,851		)	49,171
Capital expenditures	2,231		1,051		213			3,495
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

Total assets by operating segment as of April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of April 30, 2014		$688,106		$751,459		$107,877		$1,547,442
Total assets as of October 31, 2013	679,839		759,807		93,369		1,533,015