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REVENUE (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
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 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
October 31, 2020October 31, 2019Change
Contract assets $60,429 $43,132 $17,297 
Contract liabilities 25,631 23,809 1,822 
Net contract assets $34,798 $19,323 $15,475 
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,
202020192018
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$525,636 $678,001 $582,562 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
193,164 299,323 286,454 
Specialty products (3)
206,012 262,859 228,921 
Total net sales924,812 1,240,183 1,097,937 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
   defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
679,901 633,685 547,088 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
195,086 200,837 154,739 
Total net sales874,987 834,522 701,827 
Intersegment sales(12,790)(19,058)(22,043)
Total consolidated net sales$1,787,009 $2,055,647 $1,777,721 

(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 (TSCM) equipment.
(5)    Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment
connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies, silicone material for a variety of demanding applications and rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions.
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,
202020192018
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$669,194 $1,004,088 $890,059 
Defense and Space 213,273 190,076 163,330 
Other (1)
42,345 46,019 44,548 
Total net sales924,812 1,240,183 1,097,937 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 577,581 531,029 452,714 
Other (2)
225,749 217,889 177,878 
Aerospace 71,657 85,604 71,235 
Total net sales874,987 834,522 701,827 
Intersegment sales(12,790)(19,058)(22,043)
Total consolidated net sales$1,787,009 $2,055,647 $1,777,721 

(1)    Principally industrial products.
(2)    Principally other electronics and medical products.