ACQUISITIONS (Fair Value of Acquired Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Assets acquired:
Goodwill	$ 1,672,425	$ 1,450,395	$ 1,383,167
FY2022 Acquisitions
Assets acquired:
Goodwill	244,042
Property, plant and equipment	26,472
Inventories	23,673
Accounts receivable	24,954
Contract assets	10,054
Other assets	6,917
Total assets acquired, excluding cash	555,360
Liabilities assumed:
Deferred income taxes	22,470
Accrued expenses	12,765
Accounts payable	7,529
Other liabilities	417
Total liabilities assumed	43,181
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	56,688
Net assets acquired, excluding cash	455,491
FY2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Goodwill		59,445
Property, plant and equipment		24,613
Inventories		6,391
Accounts receivable		6,866
Contract assets		18,386
Other assets		1,126
Total assets acquired, excluding cash		181,577
Liabilities assumed:
Deferred income taxes		414
Accrued expenses		4,502
Accounts payable		2,338
Other liabilities		266
Total liabilities assumed		7,520
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		19,052
Net assets acquired, excluding cash		155,005
FY2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Assets acquired:
Goodwill			114,391
Property, plant and equipment			4,000
Inventories			10,902
Accounts receivable			7,124
Contract assets			2,530
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
Trade Names [Member] | FY2022 Acquisitions
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	41,784
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
Customer Relationships [Member] | FY2022 Acquisitions
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	132,199
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
Intellectual Property [Member] | FY2022 Acquisitions
Assets acquired:
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 45,265
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