CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Operating Activities:
Net income from consolidated operations	$ 46,265	$ 35,924
Adjustments to reconcile net income from consolidated operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,248	13,921
Employer contributions to HEICO Savings and Investment Plan	1,714	1,417
Share-based compensation expense	1,451	1,680
Increase (decrease) in value of contingent consideration	537	847
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	(346)	2,276
Foreign currency transaction adjustments, net	(956)	(839)
Tax benefit from stock option exercises		871
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises		(871)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	25,998	12,348
Increase in inventories	(14,989)	(2,326)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,563)	(3,030)
Decrease in trade accounts payable	(6,322)	(7,696)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(18,908)	(14,787)
Increase in income taxes payable	7,230	5,851
Other	616	(419)
Net cash provided by operating activities	55,975	45,167
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(264,324)
Capital expenditures	(6,422)	(5,690)
Other	419	474
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,003)	(269,540)
Financing Activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	0	260,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(40,000)	(32,000)
Cash dividends paid	(6,059)	(5,350)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1,986)	(2,696)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	1,230	94
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises		871
Other	(108)	(86)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(46,923)	220,833
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(99)	(177)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,950	(3,717)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	42,955	33,603
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 45,905	$ 29,886