OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

			Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment (1)	Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG	ETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2023:
Net sales	$1,168,520	$882,685	($19,547)	$2,031,658
Depreciation	12,293	14,856	800	27,949
Amortization	19,360	37,886	1,120	58,366
Operating income	272,693	198,673	(35,475)	435,891
Capital expenditures	15,434	18,575	167	34,176
Nine months ended July 31, 2022:
Net sales	$909,253	$703,932	($14,501)	$1,598,684
Depreciation	11,493	10,153	743	22,389
Amortization	17,543	29,750	844	48,137
Operating income	189,329	189,605	(28,588)	350,346
Capital expenditures	12,084	11,874	399	24,357
Three months ended July 31, 2023:
Net sales	$405,040	$325,867	($8,005)	$722,902
Depreciation	4,141	5,395	265	9,801
Amortization	6,074	13,084	572	19,730
Operating income	89,172	74,157	(13,962)	149,367
Capital expenditures	4,791	7,517	(53)	12,255
Three months ended July 31, 2022:
Net sales	$330,259	$244,203	($4,934)	$569,528
Depreciation	4,082	3,361	250	7,693
Amortization	6,281	9,571	274	16,126
Operating income	70,756	68,029	(10,038)	128,747
Capital expenditures	3,971	3,879	296	8,146

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):

			Other, Primarily Corporate	Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG	ETG
Total assets as of July 31, 2023	$1,690,971	$2,913,437	$848,894	$5,453,302
Total assets as of October 31, 2022	1,635,229	2,230,744	229,523	4,095,496