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REVENUE (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 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 during fiscal 2022 and 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
October 31, 2022October 31, 2021Change
Contract assets $93,978 $80,073 $13,905 
Contract liabilities 58,757 32,738 26,019 
Net contract assets $35,221 $47,335 ($12,114)
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,
202220212020
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$694,900 $535,217 $525,636 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
264,986 208,215 193,164 
Specialty products (3)
295,326 183,657 206,012 
Total net sales1,255,212 927,089 924,812 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
   defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
672,147 709,621 679,901 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
300,328 249,549 195,086 
Total net sales972,475 959,170 874,987 
Intersegment sales(19,365)(20,577)(12,790)
Total consolidated net sales$2,208,322 $1,865,682 $1,787,009 

(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 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 airborne antennas, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment, custom high power filters and filter assemblies, and radiation assurance services and products.
(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, rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions and high performance test sockets and adaptors.
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,
202220212020
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$876,254 $660,867 $669,194 
Defense and Space 316,460 224,236 213,273 
Other (1)
62,498 41,986 42,345 
Total net sales1,255,212 927,089 924,812 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 545,384 599,570 577,581 
Other (2)
340,311 284,834 225,749 
Aerospace 86,780 74,766 71,657 
Total net sales972,475 959,170 874,987 
Intersegment sales(19,365)(20,577)(12,790)
Total consolidated net sales$2,208,322 $1,865,682 $1,787,009 

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