OPERATING SEGMENTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

OPERATING SEGMENTS

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Three months ended January 31, 2016:
Net sales		$204,576		$104,152		($2,501	)		$306,227
Depreciation	2,950		1,852		56			4,858
Amortization	4,128		4,770		165			9,063
Operating income	35,480		22,269		(5,128		)	52,621
Capital expenditures	3,705		1,683		302			5,690
Three months ended January 31, 2015:
Net sales		$182,057		$89,221		($3,093	)		$268,185
Depreciation	2,253		1,701		35			3,989
Amortization	2,559		4,191		165			6,915
Operating income	30,703		19,418		(3,715		)	46,406
Capital expenditures	2,614		1,631		9			4,254

Total assets by operating segment as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

					Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of January 31, 2016		$846,999		$1,011,633		$122,868		$1,981,500
Total assets as of October 31, 2015	868,218		746,018		122,151		1,736,387