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REVENUE (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
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, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):
April 30, 2022October 31, 2021Change
Contract assets $79,598 $80,073 ($475)
Contract liabilities 54,38532,738 21,647 
Net contract assets $25,213 $47,335 ($22,122)
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,
2022202120222021
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$324,882 $254,328 $173,981 $135,894 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
127,533 93,118 65,046 50,706 
Specialty products (3)
126,579 82,168 67,286 43,680 
Total net sales578,994 429,614 306,313 230,280 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
319,909 345,348 162,441 178,259 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
139,820 121,291 74,952 64,830 
Total net sales459,729 466,639 237,393 243,089 
Intersegment sales(9,567)(11,700)(4,893)(6,718)
Total consolidated net sales$1,029,156 $884,553 $538,813 $466,651 

(1)    Includes primarily 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 as well as machining, brazing, fabricating and welding services generally to original equipment manufacturers.
(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, a wide variety of memory products and radio frequency (RF) and microwave products, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, 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):
Six months ended April 30,Three months ended April 30,
2022202120222021
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$417,724 $298,082 $215,319 $163,026 
Defense and Space 136,258 110,298 77,603 56,254 
Other (1)
25,012 21,234 13,391 11,000 
Total net sales578,994 429,614 306,313 230,280 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 265,861 291,453 134,414 149,361 
Other (2)
156,135 137,911 82,772 74,004 
Aerospace 37,733 37,275 20,207 19,724 
Total net sales459,729 466,639 237,393 243,089 
Intersegment sales (9,567)(11,700)(4,893)(6,718)
Total consolidated net sales$1,029,156 $884,553 $538,813 $466,651 

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