FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

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 April 30, 2015
	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		$—		$76,506		$—		$76,506
Equity securities	2,382		—		—		2,382
Mutual funds	1,800		—		—		1,800
Money market funds	979		—		—		979
Other	905		50		—		955
Total assets		$6,066		$76,556		$—		$82,622
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$20,118		$20,118

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

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

The Level 3 inputs used to derive the estimated fair value of the Company's contingent consideration liability as of April 30, 2015 were as follows:

	Fiscal 2015 Subsidiary
Compound annual revenue growth rate range	(7	%)	-	12%
Weighted average discount rate	2.2%

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

Changes in the Company’s contingent consideration liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended April 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of October 31, 2014		$1,184
Contingent consideration related to acquisition	21,355
Decrease in accrued contingent consideration	(1,058		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,363		)
Balance as of April 30, 2015		$20,118
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the following captions:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$5,963
Other long-term liabilities	14,155
		$20,118