ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS (Details 10) - FY 2015 Acquisition [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pro Forma Revenue	$ 1,244,911
Net income from consolidated operations	163,012
Pro Forma Net Income Attributable to Parent	$ 140,771
Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable To Common Shareholders [Abstract]
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic \| $ / shares	$ 1.69
Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted \| $ / shares	$ 1.66

Business Acquisition Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable To Common Shareholders

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

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