COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Textuals) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standby letter of credit to meet the security requirement of its insurance company for potential workers' compensation claims	$ 1,500,000
Aggregate amount of contingent purchase consideration, the company could be required to pay in fiscal year 2012	93,000,000
Aggregate amount of contingent purchase consideration, the company could be required to pay in fiscal year 2012 if subsidiaries prospective operating results are consistent with their historical performance	16,000,000
Contingent Purchase Consideration On Fifth Year [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Obligation to pay additional Purchase consideration for acquiring a subsidiary that meets certain earnings objectives through fiscal 2012	76,000,000
Contingent Purchase Consideration On Fifth Year [Member] \| Canadian Dollar [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Obligation to pay additional Purchase consideration for acquiring a subsidiary that meets certain earnings objectives through fiscal 2012	73,000,000
Contingent Purchase Consideration On Third Year [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Obligation to pay additional Purchase consideration for acquiring a subsidiary that meets certain earnings objectives through fiscal 2012	10,100,000
Contingent Purchase Consideration On Second Year [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Obligation to pay additional Purchase consideration for acquiring a subsidiary that meets certain earnings objectives through fiscal 2012	$ 6,400,000
Electronic Technologies Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests to be acquired	100.00%

Percentage of voting equity interests to be acquired in a prospective business combination.

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Standby letter of credit to meet the security requirement of its insurance company for potential workers' compensation claims.

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Amount of potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 141
-Paragraph 51
-Subparagraph f
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 141R
-Paragraph 68
-Subparagraph g
-Clause 3
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911361&loc=d3e6927-128479

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