SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]

Information concerning share-based activity for each of the last three fiscal years ended October 31 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

		Shares Under Option
	Shares Available For Grant	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding as of October 31, 2019	4,085	4,692	$33.73
Granted	(29)	29	$97.00
Exercised	—	(720)	$19.32
Cancelled	8	(8)	$55.61
Outstanding as of October 31, 2020	4,064	3,993	$36.75
Granted	(699)	699	$125.57
Exercised	—	(342)	$21.88
Cancelled	9	(9)	$64.78
Outstanding as of October 31, 2021	3,374	4,341	$52.16
Granted	(56)	56	$120.76
Exercised	—	(762)	$22.40
Cancelled	6	(6)	$67.98
Outstanding as of October 31, 2022	3,324	3,629	$59.44

Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding [Table Text Block]

Information concerning stock options outstanding (all of which are vested or expected to vest) and stock options exercisable by class of common stock as of October 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands, except per share and contractual life data):

	Options Outstanding
	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Common Stock	1,546	$55.51	4.5	$165,640
Class A Common Stock	2,083	$62.36	5.5	135,292
	3,629	$59.44	5.1	$300,932

	Options Exercisable
	Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Common Stock	1,252	$40.86	3.7	$152,481
Class A Common Stock	1,457	$44.95	4.4	119,999
	2,709	$43.06	4.1	$272,480

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Intrinsic Value [Table Text Block]

Information concerning stock options exercised is as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended October 31,
	2022	2021	2020
Cash proceeds from stock option exercises	$2,352	$5,344	$6,955
Tax benefit realized from stock option exercises	17,752	14,186	48,326
Intrinsic value of stock option exercises	86,015	33,428	53,384

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair value of each stock option grant in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:

	2022		2021				2020
	Class A Common Stock		Common Stock		Class A Common Stock		Class A Common Stock
Expected stock price volatility	32.61	%	30.17	%	32.65	%	24.94	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.72	%	1.40	%	1.09	%	1.72	%
Dividend yield	.18	%	.17	%	.19	%	.21	%
Forfeiture rate	.00	%	.00	%	.00	%	.00	%
Expected option life (years)	6		9		6		6
Weighted average fair value	$41.00		$51.16		$39.00		$26.86