FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	$ 31,087,000	$ 26,887,000
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	0	1,150,000
Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	26,989,000	22,908,000
Equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,150,000	1,267,000
Money market funds and cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	920,000	1,165,000
Mutual funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,004,000	1,002,000
Other [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,024,000	545,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	3,074,000	3,434,000
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,150,000	1,267,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Money market funds and cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	920,000	1,165,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,004,000	1,002,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	27,440,000	23,453,000
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	26,989,000	22,908,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Money market funds and cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	451,000	545,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	573,000	0
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	0	1,150,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Money market funds and cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	$ 573,000	$ 0