ACQUISITIONS (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 23,141	$ 21,405
Electronic Technologies Group [Member] | Certain Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective Date of Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2015
Description of Acquired Entity	designs and manufactures underwater locator beacons used to locate aircraft cockpit voice recorders, flight data recorders, marine ship voyage recorders and other devices which have been submerged under water
Contingent consideration	$ 1,200
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High	$ 2,000
Electronic Technologies Group [Member] | Robertson [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of Acquired Entity	Robertson Fuel Systems, LLC
Effective Date of Acquisition	Jan. 11, 2016
Acquisition costs	$ 3,200
Description of Acquired Entity	Robertson is a world leader in the design and production of mission-extending, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems for military rotorcraft.