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SUBSIDIARY DIVIDEND
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
SUBSIDIARY DIVIDEND [Abstract]  
SUBSIDIARY DIVIDEND
NOTE 21 SUBSIDIARY DIVIDEND


In fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, PDMC, the Company’s majority owned subsidiary in Taiwan, paid dividends of which 49.99%, or approximately $16.2 million, $45.1 million and $8.2 million, respectively, were paid to noncontrolling interests.