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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textuals)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Oct. 23, 2013
Apr. 25, 2012
Stock Dividends, Shares [Abstract]          
Stock Dividend Percentage Rate       25.00%hei_StockDividendPercentageRate 25.00%hei_StockDividendPercentageRate
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split All applicable share and per share information has been adjusted retrospectively to give effect to the 5-for-4 stock splits.        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Depreciation Methods Depreciation and amortization is generally provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the various assets.        
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]          
Percent of Revenue from Services Renderred 10.00%hei_RevenueFromServices        
Net Sales Recognized from Percentage-Of-Completion Method 3.00%hei_NetSalesRecognizedPercentageOfCompletionMethod 1.00%hei_NetSalesRecognizedPercentageOfCompletionMethod 1.00%hei_NetSalesRecognizedPercentageOfCompletionMethod    
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 6 years        
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 10 years        
Intellectual Property [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 6 years        
Intellectual Property [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 15 years        
Licenses [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 10 years        
Licenses [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 17 years        
Non-compete agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 2 years        
Non-compete agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 7 years        
Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 5 years        
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 20 years        
Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 5 years        
Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]          
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 10 years        
Building and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 10 years        
Building and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 40 years        
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 2 years        
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 20 years        
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years        
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 10 years        
Tooling [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 2 years        
Tooling [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]          
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years        
Lufthansa Technik AG [Member] | Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp. [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Percentage of interest owned by noncontrolling shareholders 20.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_HeicoAerospaceHoldingsCorp.Member
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= hei_LufthansaTechnikAgMember
       
Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp. [Member] | Subsidiary One [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoAerospaceHoldingsCorp.Member
       
Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp. [Member] | Subsidiary Two [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 82.30%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
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= hei_SubsidiaryTwoMember
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= hei_HeicoAerospaceHoldingsCorp.Member
       
Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp. [Member] | Joint Venture [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 84.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_JointVentureMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoAerospaceHoldingsCorp.Member
       
HEICO Flight Support Corp [Member] | Subsidiary One [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoFlightSupportCorpMember
       
HEICO Flight Support Corp [Member] | Subsidiary Two [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoFlightSupportCorpMember
       
HEICO Flight Support Corp [Member] | Subsidiary Three [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 84.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryThreeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoFlightSupportCorpMember
       
HEICO Electronic [Member] | Subsidiary One [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoElectronicTechnologiesCorpMember
       
HEICO Electronic [Member] | Subsidiary Two [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 82.50%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoElectronicTechnologiesCorpMember
       
HEICO Electronic [Member] | Subsidiary Three [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 95.90%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryThreeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoElectronicTechnologiesCorpMember
       
HEICO Electronic [Member] | Subsidiary of Electronic Technologies Group [Member] | Subsidiary Four [Member]          
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 78.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryOfElectronicTechnologiesGroupMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hei_SubsidiaryFourMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hei_HeicoElectronicTechnologiesCorpMember