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REVENUE (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block] Changes in the Company’s contract assets and liabilities for the six months ended April 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
April 30, 2021October 31, 2020Change
Contract assets $59,881 $60,429 ($548)
Contract liabilities 31,45125,631 5,820 
Net contract assets $28,430 $34,798 ($6,368)
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):
Six months ended April 30,Three months ended April 30,
2021202020212020
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$254,328 $309,459 $135,894 $141,192 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
93,118 121,916 50,706 52,629 
Specialty products (3)
82,168 121,656 43,680 58,143 
Total net sales429,614 553,031 230,280 251,964 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
345,348 329,675 178,259 168,962 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
121,291 97,691 64,830 49,993 
Total net sales466,639 427,366 243,089 218,955 
Intersegment sales(11,700)(5,976)(6,718)(2,773)
Total consolidated net sales$884,553 $974,421 $466,651 $468,146 

(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 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):
Six months ended April 30,Three months ended April 30,
2021202020212020
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$298,082 $428,578 $163,026 $188,655 
Defense and Space 110,298 104,395 56,254 54,142 
Other (1)
21,234 20,058 11,000 9,167 
Total net sales429,614 553,031 230,280 251,964 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 291,453 272,601 149,361 139,491 
Other (2)
137,911 112,706 74,004 57,743 
Aerospace 37,275 42,059 19,724 21,721 
Total net sales466,639 427,366 243,089 218,955 
Intersegment sales (11,700)(5,976)(6,718)(2,773)
Total consolidated net sales$884,553 $974,421 $466,651 $468,146 

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