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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during fiscal 2018 and 2017 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
 
Segment
 
Consolidated
 
FSG
 
ETG
 
Totals
Balances as of October 31, 2016

$336,681

 

$529,036

 

$865,717

Goodwill acquired
48,960

 
160,903

 
209,863

Foreign currency translation adjustments
2,965

 
2,761

 
5,726

Balances as of October 31, 2017
388,606

 
692,700

 
1,081,306

Goodwill acquired
10,586

 
27,734

 
38,320

Adjustments to goodwill
972

 
(3,003
)
 
(2,031
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(1,470
)
 
(1,293
)
 
(2,763
)
Balances as of October 31, 2018

$398,694

 

$716,138

 

$1,114,832
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
As of October 31, 2017
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Amortizing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships

$373,946

 

($135,359
)
 

$238,587

 

$379,966

 

($117,069
)
 

$262,897

Intellectual property
185,983

 
(56,055
)
 
129,928

 
181,811

 
(44,861
)
 
136,950

Licenses
6,559

 
(3,522
)
 
3,037

 
6,559

 
(2,928
)
 
3,631

Patents
927

 
(609
)
 
318

 
870

 
(551
)
 
319

Non-compete agreements
814

 
(814
)
 
—

 
817

 
(817
)
 
—

Trade names
466

 
(157
)
 
309

 
466

 
(118
)
 
348

 
568,695

 
(196,516
)
 
372,179

 
570,489

 
(166,344
)
 
404,145

Non-Amortizing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade names
134,181

 
—

 
134,181

 
133,936

 
—

 
133,936

 

$702,876

 

($196,516
)
 

$506,360

 

$704,425

 

($166,344
)
 

$538,081