FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy in the following tables (in thousands):

	As of July 31, 2014
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans:
Corporate owned life insurance		$—		$61,046		$—		$61,046
Money market funds	2,774		—		—		2,774
Equity securities	2,260		—		—		2,260
Mutual funds	1,882		—		—		1,882
Other	1,261		50		—		1,311
Total assets		$8,177		$61,096		$—		$69,273
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$9,794		$9,794

	As of October 31, 2013
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans:
Corporate owned life insurance		$—		$52,655		$—		$52,655
Equity securities	1,940		—		—		1,940
Mutual funds	1,529		—		—		1,529
Money market deposit accounts	1,470		—		—		1,470
Other	—		46		—		46
Total assets		$4,939		$52,701		$—		$57,640
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$29,310		$29,310

Schedule of Fair Value Measurements [Table Text Block]

The Level 3 inputs used to derive the estimated fair values of the contingent consideration as of July 31, 2014 are as follows:

	Fiscal 2013 Acquisition	Fiscal 2012 Acquisition
Compound annual revenue growth rate range	(2%) - 24%	(5%) - 18%
Weighted average discount rate	2.9%	3.0%

Schedule of Fair Value, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s contingent consideration measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended July 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Liabilities
Balance as of October 31, 2013		$29,310
Decrease in accrued contingent consideration	(19,516		)
Balance as of July 31, 2014		$9,794
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the following captions:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$2,090
Other long-term liabilities	7,704
		$9,794

Schedule of Impaired Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The fair values of the Company’s nonfinancial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which are classified within Level 3, and the related impairment losses recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Carrying Amount		Impairment Loss			Fair Value (Level 3)
Assets:
Customer relationships		$15,316		($7,500	)		$7,816
Non-amortizing trade name	9,500		(1,700		)	7,800
Impairment of intangible assets				($9,200	)

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The Level 3 inputs used to derive the estimated fair values of the customer relationships and non-amortizing trade name as of July 31, 2014 are as follows:

	Customer Relationships	Non-Amortizing Trade Name
Valuation method	Excess Earnings	Relief from Royalty
Discount rate	15.0%	14.0%
Customer annual attrition rate	25.0%	N/A
Royalty rate	N/A	2.5%