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OPERATING SEGMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] OPERATING SEGMENTS
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the six and three months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate and
Intersegment (1)
Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Six months ended April 30, 2023:
Net sales$763,480 $556,818 ($11,542)$1,308,756 
Depreciation8,152 9,461 535 18,148 
Amortization13,286 24,802 548 38,636 
Operating income183,521 124,516 (21,513)286,524 
Capital expenditures10,643 11,058 220 21,921 
Six months ended April 30, 2022:
Net sales$578,994 $459,729 ($9,567)$1,029,156 
Depreciation7,411 6,792 493 14,696 
Amortization11,262 20,179 570 32,011 
Operating income118,573 121,576 (18,550)221,599 
Capital expenditures8,113 7,995 103 16,211 
Three months ended April 30, 2023:
Net sales$392,202 $301,759 ($6,120)$687,841 
Depreciation3,974 5,523 265 9,762 
Amortization6,555 13,133 274 19,962 
Operating income99,912 67,979 (10,801)157,090 
Capital expenditures3,990 6,969 116 11,075 
Three months ended April 30, 2022:
Net sales$306,313 $237,393 ($4,893)$538,813 
Depreciation3,693 3,426 247 7,366 
Amortization5,749 10,087 283 16,119 
Operating income66,197 65,988 (9,408)122,777 
Capital expenditures4,531 2,925 64 7,520 

(1) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate		Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Total assets as of April 30, 2023$1,685,580 $2,914,082 $270,537 $4,870,199 
Total assets as of October 31, 20221,635,229 2,230,744 229,523 4,095,496