LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 1997 USD ($) item	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2007 USD ($)
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 377,952	$ 353,956
Current portion of long-term debt			23,134	6,640
Long-term debt, less current portion			354,818	347,316
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued	$ 30,000
Interest rate percentage	4.00%
Other assets, excess termination fees over deferred income			1,838
Principal payments on long-term debt in fiscal years
2016			23,110
2017			23,070
2018			23,000
2019			84,500
2020			0
After 2020			225,000
Term loan
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 123,500	130,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			LIBOR
7.800% Debentures, due June 15, 2027
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 100,000	100,000
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued		$ 175,000
Interest rate percentage			7.80%
Amount paid to terminate forward-starting interest rate swap agreements		$ 23,688
Number of terminated forward-starting interest rate swap agreements | item		3
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 125,000
Deferred income amount at the time of swap termination		$ 18,710
6.625% Senior Notes, due May 1, 2037
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 123,668	123,606
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued					$ 125,000
Interest rate percentage			6.625%		6.625%
Percentage of par value at which debt was issued					98.513%
Debt discount, unamortized					$ 1,859
Total underwriting fee and direct debt issue costs					$ 1,524
Effective interest rate (as a percent)			6.741%
Redemption value, basis points added to the treasury rate (as a percent)			0.30%
Redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount upon the occurrence of both a change of control and downgrade of rating (as a percent)			101.00%
4% Unsecured Note, due November 14, 2017
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 30,604
Interest rate percentage			4.00%
Other.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Total long-term debt			$ 180	$ 350
Fiscal 2015 Acquisitions
LONG-TERM DEBT
Note payable at fair value	$ 31,161