FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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 October 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		$—		$61,958		$—		$61,958
Money market funds	3,974		—		—		3,974
Equity securities	2,225		—		—		2,225
Mutual funds	1,903		—		—		1,903
Other	1,339		50		—		1,389
Total assets		$9,441		$62,008		$—		$71,449
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$1,184		$1,184

	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
Money market deposit accounts	1,470		—		—		1,470
Equity securities	1,940		—		—		1,940
Mutual funds	1,529		—		—		1,529
Other	—		46		—		46
Total assets		$4,939		$52,701		$—		$57,640
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$29,310		$29,310

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

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

	Fiscal 2013 Acquisition	Fiscal 2012 Acquisition
Compound annual revenue growth rate range	(7%) - 20%	(8%) - 26%
Weighted average discount rate	2.6%	3.0%

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Assets			Liabilities
Balances as of October 31, 2012		$538			$10,897
Contingent consideration related to acquisition	—			20,654
Payment of contingent consideration	—			(601		)
Decrease in accrued contingent consideration	—			(1,640		)
Total realized gains	48			—
Sales	(586		)	—
Balances as of October 31, 2013	—			29,310
Decrease in accrued contingent consideration	—			(28,126		)
Balances as of October 31, 2014		$—			$1,184

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 fiscal 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Carrying Amount		Impairment Loss			Fair Value (Level 3)
Assets:
Customer relationships		$19,366		($11,200	)		$8,166
Non-amortizing trade names	10,000		(1,900		)	8,100
Intellectual property	2,302		(1,900		)	402
Impairment of intangible assets				($15,000	)

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, non-amortizing trade names and intellectual property during fiscal 2014 are as follows:

	Customer Relationships	Non-Amortizing Trade Names	Intellectual Property
Valuation method	Excess Earnings	Relief from Royalty	Relief from Royalty
Discount rate	15.0% - 19.0%	14.0% - 18.0%	19.0%
Annual attrition rate	25.0% - 30.0%	N/A	20.0%
Royalty rate	N/A	1.0% - 2.5%	6.0%