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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Details Textuals) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Defined contribution plan partcipants range minimum 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent    
Defined contribution plan partcipants employees range maximum 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent    
Defined contribution plan, vesting of employee contribution and cash dividends, percent 100.00%hei_DefinedContributionPlanVestingOfEmployeeContributionAndCashDividendsRange    
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount $ 6,300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 3,200,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 3,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) 900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss 1,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss  
Heico Common Stock [Member]      
Shares Registered for Issuance     187,500hei_SharesRegisteredforIssuance
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Common Class A [Member]      
Shares Registered for Issuance     187,500hei_SharesRegisteredforIssuance
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Minimum [Member]      
Defined contribution plan partcipants range minimum 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
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Maximum [Member]      
Defined contribution plan partcipants range minimum 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
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FY 2013 Acquisition [Member]      
Employer contributions 136,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
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Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan (2,456,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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(1,816,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) 930,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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(1,165,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, before Reclassification Adjustments, Tax (300,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax
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400,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax
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Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) before Tax 100,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year $ 100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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