GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2024

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, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment		Consolidated Totals
	FSG	ETG
Balances as of October 31, 2023	$1,824,305	$1,450,022	$3,274,327
Goodwill acquired	7,577	—	7,577
Foreign currency translation adjustments	927	6,580	7,507
Adjustments to goodwill	284	799	1,083
Balances as of January 31, 2024	$1,833,093	$1,457,401	$3,290,494

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

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

	As of January 31, 2024			As of October 31, 2023
	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships	$989,251	($249,680)	$739,571	$967,090	($227,089)	$740,001
Intellectual property	447,145	(112,133)	335,012	448,336	(121,503)	326,833
Other	8,706	(7,533)	1,173	8,685	(7,404)	1,281
	1,445,102	(369,346)	1,075,756	1,424,111	(355,996)	1,068,115
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names	289,926	—	289,926	289,166	—	289,166
	$1,735,028	($369,346)	$1,365,682	$1,713,277	($355,996)	$1,357,281