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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during fiscal 2019 and 2018 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
 
Segment
 
Consolidated
 
FSG
 
ETG
 
Totals
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

Goodwill acquired
12,891

 
143,286

 
156,177

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(1,580
)
 
(765
)
 
(2,345
)
Adjustments to goodwill
39

 
—

 
39

Balances as of October 31, 2019

$410,044

 

$858,659

 

$1,268,703
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Amortizing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships

$411,076

 

($162,722
)
 

$248,354

 

$373,946

 

($135,359
)
 

$238,587

Intellectual property
216,359

 
(70,169
)
 
146,190

 
185,983

 
(56,055
)
 
129,928

Licenses
6,559

 
(4,102
)
 
2,457

 
6,559

 
(3,522
)
 
3,037

Patents
986

 
(666
)
 
320

 
927

 
(609
)
 
318

Non-compete agreements
813

 
(813
)
 
—

 
814

 
(814
)
 
—

Trade names
450

 
(180
)
 
270

 
466

 
(157
)
 
309

 
636,243

 
(238,652
)
 
397,591

 
568,695

 
(196,516
)
 
372,179

Non-Amortizing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade names
153,102

 
—

 
153,102

 
134,181

 
—

 
134,181

 

$789,345

 

($238,652
)
 

$550,693

 

$702,876

 

($196,516
)
 

$506,360