REVENUE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

The Company’s contract assets and liabilities consists of the following (in thousands):



	April 30, 2019		November 1, 2018		Change

Contract assets		$48,968		$54,272		($5,304	)
Contract liabilities	24,427		19,674		4,753
Net contract assets		$24,541		$34,598		($10,057	)

Product Line [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by product line for each operating segment (in thousands):



	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts ⁽¹⁾		$326,722			$273,855			$167,225			$139,567
Repair and overhaul parts and services ⁽²⁾	140,617			140,080			73,454			71,756
Specialty products ⁽³⁾	128,125			108,622			67,572			56,513
Total net sales	595,464			522,557			308,251			267,836

Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts for defense, space and aerospace equipment ⁽⁴⁾	299,414			248,232			161,664			130,891
Electronic component parts for equipment in various other industries ⁽⁵⁾	99,466			76,148			52,787			37,831
Total net sales	398,880			324,380			214,451			168,722

Intersegment sales	(12,550		)	(11,925		)	(7,054		)	(5,956		)

Total consolidated net sales		$981,794			$835,012			$515,648			$430,602


⁽¹⁾	Includes various jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts.


⁽²⁾	Includes primarily the sale of parts consumed in various repair and overhaul services on selected jet engine and aircraft components, avionics, instruments, composites and flight surfaces of commercial and military aircraft.


⁽³⁾	Includes primarily the sale of specialty components such as thermal insulation blankets, renewable/reusable insulation systems, advanced niche components, complex composite assemblies, and expanded foil mesh.

⁽⁴⁾

Includes various component parts such as electro-optical infrared simulation and test equipment, electro-optical laser products, electro-optical, microwave and other power equipment, high-speed interface products, power conversion products, underwater locator beacons, emergency locator transmission beacons, traveling wave tube amplifiers, microwave power modules, three-dimensional microelectronic and stacked memory products, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, radio frequency (RF) and microwave amplifiers, transmitters and receivers, high performance communications and electronic intercept receivers and tuners and high performance active antenna systems.

⁽⁵⁾

Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies and silicone material for a variety of demanding applications.

Sales by Industry [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by industry for each operating segment (in thousands):



	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace		$484,398			$429,674			$249,225			$220,083
Defense and Space	87,503			71,094			45,969			36,312
Other ⁽¹⁾	23,563			21,789			13,057			11,441
Total net sales	595,464			522,557			308,251			267,836

Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space	251,171			206,212			135,952			109,130
Other ⁽²⁾	105,538			87,710			55,623			44,657
Aerospace	42,171			30,458			22,876			14,935
Total net sales	398,880			324,380			214,451			168,722

Other, primarily corporate and intersegment	(12,550		)	(11,925		)	(7,054		)	(5,956		)

Total consolidated net sales		$981,794			$835,012			$515,648			$430,602


⁽¹⁾	Principally industrial products.

⁽²⁾

Principally other electronics and medical products.