COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Leases
Rental expense for operating leases	$ 21,840	$ 19,401	$ 20,108
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases
Total future minimum lease payments	57,116
2012	13,572
2013	10,839
2014	7,396
2015	6,124
2016	3,781
After 2016	15,404
Purchase Commitments
Amount of noncancelable purchase commitments	17,085
Letters of Credit
Letters of credit outstanding	16,444	13,269
Wholesale Financing
Customer Financing
Receivables purchased by third party financing company from the company	21,146
Receivables financed by third party financing company, excluding Red Iron, outstanding	8,850
Maximum amount of contingent liability to repurchase inventory related receivables under limited inventory repurchase agreements	10,406
End-User Financing
Customer Financing
Maximum exposure for credit collection	$ 2,270