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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Shares Authorized by Exercise Price Range) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Exercise Price Range [Abstract] |  |  |
Number Outstanding (in shares) | 4,025 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 6 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 24 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 37,068 |  |
Number Exercisable (in shares) | 1,899 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 3 years 9 months 18 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 20 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 25,524 |  |
Closing stock price basis for aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars per share) | $ 33.08 |  |
In-the-money awards exercisable (in shares) | 1,900 |  |
Aggregate instrinsic value of options [Abstract] |  |  |
Options exercised in period aggregate intrinsic value | $ 15,160 | $ 39,886 | $ 26,808
Options exercised in period aggregate weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 16 | $ 30 | $ 28
Black-Scholes valuation of options granted in the period (in dollars per share) | $ 9.20 | $ 18.73 | $ 12.18
Unrecognized share-based compensation costs for outstanding stock option awards, net of expected forfeitures | $ 5,000 |  |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |  |
Aggregate instrinsic value of options [Abstract] |  |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition | 2 years 4 months 24 days |  |
Range of Exercise Prices - $0 - $25 [Member] |  |  |
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Exercise Price Range [Abstract] |  |  |
Minimum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 0 |  |
Maximum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 25 |  |
Number Outstanding (in shares) | 2,314 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 4 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 19 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 32,648 |  |
Number Exercisable (in shares) | 1,714 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 3 years 4 months 24 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 19 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 24,928 |  |
Range of Exercise Prices - $25.01 - $30 [Member] |  |  |
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Exercise Price Range [Abstract] |  |  |
Minimum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 25.01 |  |
Maximum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 30 |  |
Number Outstanding (in shares) | 737 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 8 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 30 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 2,400 |  |
Number Exercisable (in shares) | 182 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 8 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 30 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 591 |  |
Range of Exercise Prices - $30.01 - $40 [Member] |  |  |
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Exercise Price Range [Abstract] |  |  |
Minimum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 30.01 |  |
Maximum price of options outstanding, end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 40 |  |
Number Outstanding (in shares) | 974 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 9 years |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 31 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 2,020 |  |
Number Exercisable (in shares) | 3 |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | 8 years 4 months 24 days |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 31 |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 5 |  |

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