GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended January 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment						Consolidated Totals
	FSG			ETG
Balances as of October 31, 2014		$282,407			$403,864			$686,271
Goodwill acquired	33,400			—			33,400
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(952		)	(5,966		)	(6,918		)
Balances as of January 31, 2015		$314,855			$397,898			$712,753

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of January 31, 2015							As of October 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships		$169,002		($58,916	)		$110,086		$144,478		($55,393	)		$89,085
Intellectual property	76,051		(18,876		)	57,175		73,005		(17,620		)	55,385
Licenses	2,900		(1,706		)	1,194		2,900		(1,645		)	1,255
Non-compete agreements	999		(999		)	—		1,020		(1,020		)	—
Patents	708		(410		)	298		712		(405		)	307
Trade names	166		(23		)	143		166		(17		)	149
	249,826		(80,930		)	168,896		222,281		(76,100		)	146,181
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names	62,244		—			62,244		54,629		—			54,629
		$312,070		($80,930	)		$231,140		$276,910		($76,100	)		$200,810