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REVENUE (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block] Changes in the Company’s contract assets and liabilities for the six months ended April 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
April 30, 2024October 31, 2023Change
Contract assets, current $110,158 $111,702 ($1,544)
Contract liabilities, current 76,65087,556 (10,906)
Contract liabilities, long-term52,186 — 52,186 
Total contract liabilities 128,836 87,556 41,280 
Net contract (liabilities) assets ($18,678)$24,146 ($42,824)
Product Line [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by product line for each operating segment (in thousands):
Six months ended April 30,Three months ended April 30,
2024202320242023
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$798,879 $426,986 $403,725 $218,343 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
283,763 149,001 148,181 77,851 
Specialty products (3)
183,306 187,493 95,326 96,008 
Total net sales1,265,948 763,480 647,232 392,202 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
474,404 395,320 253,758 220,742 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
130,860 161,498 65,564 81,017 
Total net sales605,264 556,818 319,322 301,759 
Intersegment sales(19,454)(11,542)(11,159)(6,120)
Total consolidated net sales$1,851,758 $1,308,756 $955,395 $687,841 

(1)    Includes various jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts.
(2)    Includes primarily the sale of parts consumed in various repair and overhaul services on selected jet engine and aircraft components, avionics, instruments, composites and flight surfaces of commercial and military aircraft.
(3)    Includes primarily the sale of specialty components such as thermal insulation blankets, renewable/reusable insulation systems, advanced niche components, complex composite assemblies, and expanded foil mesh as well as machining, brazing, fabricating and welding services generally to original equipment manufacturers.
(4)    Includes various component parts such as electro-optical infrared simulation and test equipment, electro-optical laser products, electro-optical, microwave and other power equipment, high-speed interface products, power conversion products, underwater locator beacons, emergency locator transmission beacons, traveling wave tube amplifiers, microwave power modules, a wide variety of memory products and radio frequency (RF) and microwave products, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, high performance communications and electronic intercept receivers and tuners, high performance active antenna systems and airborne antennas, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment, custom high power filters and filter assemblies, radiation assurance services and products, and high-reliability, complex, passive electronic components and rotary joint assemblies.
(5)    Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment
connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies, silicone material for a variety of demanding applications, and rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions, and high performance test sockets and adaptors.
Sales by Industry [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by industry for each operating segment (in thousands):
Six months ended April 30,Three months ended April 30,
2024202320242023
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$939,590 $523,893 $478,349 $269,353 
Defense and Space 288,678 196,909 149,906 101,267 
Other (1)
37,680 42,678 18,977 21,582 
Total net sales1,265,948 763,480 647,232 392,202 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 300,757 260,571 164,981 138,609 
Other (2)
200,442 215,794 99,832 118,024 
Aerospace 104,065 80,453 54,509 45,126 
Total net sales605,264 556,818 319,322 301,759 
Intersegment sales (19,454)(11,542)(11,159)(6,120)
Total consolidated net sales$1,851,758 $1,308,756 $955,395 $687,841 

(1)    Principally industrial products.
(2)    Principally other electronics and medical products.