OPERATING SEGMENTS (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,981,500	$ 1,736,387
Flight Support Group [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	846,999	868,218
Electronic Technologies Group [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	1,011,633	746,018
Other Primarily Corporate and Intersegment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 122,868	$ 122,151