OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for each of the last three fiscal years ended October 31 is as follows (in thousands):



	Segment				Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	FSG		ETG		Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
Year ended October 31, 2015:
Net sales		$809,700		$390,982		($12,034	)		$1,188,648
Depreciation	10,859		6,803		168			17,830
Amortization	13,470		15,945		662			30,077
Operating income	149,798		98,833		(18,975		)	229,656
Capital expenditures	11,737		6,201		311			18,249
Total assets	868,218		746,018		122,151			1,736,387

Year ended October 31, 2014:
Net sales		$762,801		$379,404		($9,894	)		$1,132,311
Depreciation	9,809		7,113		146			17,068
Amortization	10,034		19,993		662			30,689
Operating income	136,480		88,914		(22,006		)	203,388
Capital expenditures	9,437		6,327		646			16,410
Total assets	676,824		703,144		109,246			1,489,214

Year ended October 31, 2013:
Net sales		$665,148		$350,033		($6,424	)		$1,008,757
Depreciation	7,997		5,242		133			13,372
Amortization	6,617		16,150		651			23,418
Operating income	122,058		83,063		(21,531		)	183,590
Capital expenditures	10,190		7,748		390			18,328
Total assets	679,839		759,807		93,369			1,533,015

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The following table also summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets held within and outside of the United States as of October 31 of the last three fiscal years (in thousands). Long-lived assets consist of net property, plant and equipment.



	2015		2014		2013
Net Sales:
United States of America		$785,567		$754,616		$654,096
Other countries	403,081		377,695		354,661
Total net sales		$1,188,648		$1,132,311		$1,008,757

Long-lived assets:
United States of America		$85,253		$84,116		$87,247
Other countries	20,417		9,749		10,490
Total long-lived assets		$105,670		$93,865		$97,737