GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 nine months ended July 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	—	335,318	335,318
Foreign currency translation adjustments	4,267	12,972	17,239
Adjustments to goodwill	(956)	2,253	1,297
Balances as of July 31, 2023	$565,272	$1,461,007	$2,026,279

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

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

	As of July 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	$572,071	($205,964)	$366,107	$539,529	($208,127)	$331,402
Intellectual property	330,103	(114,218)	215,885	284,171	(98,983)	185,188
Other	8,703	(7,308)	1,395	8,700	(7,017)	1,683
	910,877	(327,490)	583,387	832,400	(314,127)	518,273
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names	239,158	—	239,158	215,054	—	215,054
	$1,150,035	($327,490)	$822,545	$1,047,454	($314,127)	$733,327