ACQUISITIONS (Fair Value of Acquired Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Assets acquired:
Goodwill	$ 1,450,395	$ 1,383,167	$ 1,268,703
FY2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Goodwill	66,450
Contract assets	18,399
Property, plant and equipment	17,949
Inventories	6,743
Accounts receivable	6,895
Other assets	1,129
Total assets acquired, excluding cash	182,315
Liabilities assumed:
Deferred income taxes	413
Accrued expenses	5,433
Accounts payable	2,487
Other liabilities	266
Total liabilities assumed	8,599
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	18,970
Net assets acquired, excluding cash	154,746
FY2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Goodwill		114,391
Contract assets		2,530
Property, plant and equipment		4,000
Inventories		10,902
Accounts receivable		7,124
Other assets		980
Total assets acquired, excluding cash		224,197
Liabilities assumed:
Deferred income taxes		10,434
Accrued expenses		2,787
Accounts payable		726
Other liabilities		197
Total liabilities assumed		14,144
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		22,223
Net assets acquired, excluding cash		187,830
FY2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Goodwill			155,892
Contract assets			362
Property, plant and equipment			18,013
Inventories			18,046
Accounts receivable			8,673
Other assets			545
Total assets acquired, excluding cash			299,759
Liabilities assumed:
Deferred income taxes			7,427
Accrued expenses			2,971
Accounts payable			2,879
Other liabilities			627
Total liabilities assumed			13,904
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries			41,247
Net assets acquired, excluding cash			244,608
Trade Names [Member] | FY2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	9,920
Trade Names [Member] | FY2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets		12,410
Trade Names [Member] | FY2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets			19,216
Customer Relationships [Member] | FY2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	30,910
Customer Relationships [Member] | FY2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets		44,740
Customer Relationships [Member] | FY2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets			47,553
Intellectual Property [Member] | FY2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 23,920
Intellectual Property [Member] | FY2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets		$ 27,120
Intellectual Property [Member] | FY2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets			$ 31,459