FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Level 3 valuation inputs (Details) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member])	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
FY12 Acquisitions [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	3.00%
FY12 Acquisitions [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Negative Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	(8.00%)
FY12 Acquisitions [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	26.00%
FY 2013 Acquisition [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	2.60%
FY 2013 Acquisition [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Negative Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	(7.00%)
FY 2013 Acquisition [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	20.00%

Negative Percentage of assumed long-term growth in revenues, used as an input to measure fair value.

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- Definition

Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

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Percentage of assumed long-term growth in revenues, used as an input to measure fair value.

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