GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Schedule of operating segments for the Flight Support Group (“FSG”) and the Electronic Technologies Group (“ETG”).

	Segment				Consolidated
	FSG		ETG		Totals
Balances as of October 31, 2009	$	188,459,000	$	176,784,000	$	365,243,000
Goodwill acquired		—		12,920,000		12,920,000
Accrued additional purchase consideration		—		4,104,000		4,104,000
Adjustments to goodwill		—		1,960,000		1,960,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		789,000		789,000
Balances as of October 31, 2010		188,459,000		196,557,000		385,016,000
Goodwill acquired		3,898,000		45,070,000		48,968,000
Accrued additional purchase consideration		—		4,849,000		4,849,000
Adjustments to goodwill		—		2,480,000		2,480,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		2,089,000		2,089,000
Balances as of October 31, 2011	$	192,357,000	$	251,045,000	$	443,402,000

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consist of:

	As of October 31, 2011							As of October 31, 2010
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships	$	51,934,000	$	(18,085,000	)	$	33,849,000	$	37,338,000	$	(12,142,000	)	$	25,196,000
Intellectual property		18,493,000		(2,236,000	)		16,257,000		7,281,000		(1,372,000	)		5,909,000
Licenses		2,900,000		(854,000	)		2,046,000		1,000,000		(621,000	)		379,000
Non-compete agreements		1,364,000		(1,203,000	)		161,000		1,170,000		(1,019,000	)		151,000
Patents		576,000		(313,000	)		263,000		554,000		(270,000	)		284,000
Trade names		569,000		(224,000	)		345,000		569,000		(112,000	)		457,000
		75,836,000		(22,915,000	)		52,921,000		47,912,000		(15,536,000	)		32,376,000
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names		25,236,000		—			25,236,000		17,111,000		—			17,111,000
	$	101,072,000	$	(22,915,000	)	$	78,157,000	$	65,023,000	$	(15,536,000	)	$	49,487,000