REVENUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

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

Changes in the Company’s contract assets and liabilities during fiscal 2019 are as follows (in thousands):



	October 31, 2019		November 1, 2018		Change

Contract assets		$43,132		$54,272		($11,140	)
Contract liabilities	23,809		19,674		4,135
Net contract assets		$19,323		$34,598		($15,275	)

Product Line [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

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



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts ⁽¹⁾		$678,001			$582,562			$489,644
Repair and overhaul parts and services ⁽²⁾	299,323			286,454			270,482
Specialty products ⁽³⁾	262,859			228,921			207,414
Total net sales	1,240,183			1,097,937			967,540

Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts for defense, space and aerospace equipment ⁽⁴⁾	633,685			547,088			420,991
Electronic component parts for equipment in various other industries ⁽⁵⁾	200,837			154,739			153,270
Total net sales	834,522			701,827			574,261

Intersegment sales	(19,058		)	(22,043		)	(16,988		)

Total consolidated net sales		$2,055,647			$1,777,721			$1,524,813


⁽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, high performance active antenna systems, and technical surveillance countermeasures equipment.

⁽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):



	Year ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace		$1,004,088			$890,059			$781,344
Defense and Space	190,076			163,330			146,708
Other ⁽¹⁾	46,019			44,548			39,488
Total net sales	1,240,183			1,097,937			967,540

Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space	531,029			452,714			368,234
Other ⁽²⁾	217,889			177,878			157,195
Aerospace	85,604			71,235			48,832
Total net sales	834,522			701,827			574,261

Other, primarily corporate and intersegment	(19,058		)	(22,043		)	(16,988		)

Total consolidated net sales		$2,055,647			$1,777,721			$1,524,813


⁽¹⁾	Principally industrial products.

⁽²⁾

Principally other electronics and medical products.