SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Selected Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts Receivable

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Accounts receivable		$263,645			$240,544
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,324		)	(3,258		)
Accounts receivable, net		$259,321			$237,286

Schedule of Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Finished products		$197,463		$192,758
Work in process	34,884		49,315
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies	183,967		158,039
Contracts in process	—		1,649
Less: Billings to date	—		(208		)
Inventories, net of valuation reserves		$416,314		$401,553

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

(in thousands)	July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Land		$7,297			$5,864
Buildings and improvements	115,314			101,424
Machinery, equipment and tooling	246,653			230,108
Construction in progress	7,981			5,044
	377,245			342,440
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(204,063		)	(187,701		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$173,182			$154,739

Schedule of Research and Development Expenses [Table Text Block]

The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
R&D expenses		$48,697		$40,680		$16,648		$14,020

Schedule of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Redeemable at fair value		$129,831		$83,524
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings	48,522		48,522
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		$178,353		$132,046

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension Benefit Obligation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2018		($14,370	)		($886	)		($15,256	)
Unrealized loss	(1,545		)	—			(1,545		)
Amortization of unrealized loss	—			18			18
Balances as of July 31, 2019		($15,915	)		($868	)		($16,783	)