GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended January 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment		Consolidated Totals
	FSG	ETG
Balances as of October 31, 2022	$561,961	$1,110,464	$1,672,425
Goodwill acquired	—	306,356	306,356
Foreign currency translation adjustments	3,157	10,914	14,071
Adjustments to goodwill	(955)	2,450	1,495
Balances as of January 31, 2023	$564,163	$1,430,184	$1,994,347

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of January 31, 2023			As of October 31, 2022
	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships	$605,707	($217,828)	$387,879	$539,529	($208,127)	$331,402
Intellectual property	342,994	(105,341)	237,653	284,171	(98,983)	185,188
Other	8,783	(7,175)	1,608	8,700	(7,017)	1,683
	957,484	(330,344)	627,140	832,400	(314,127)	518,273
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names	246,582	—	246,582	215,054	—	215,054
	$1,204,066	($330,344)	$873,722	$1,047,454	($314,127)	$733,327