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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
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Exercise Price Range [Abstract]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	559
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	4 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 28
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 40,961
Closing stock price basis for aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars per share)	$ 100.91
In-the-money awards exercisable (in shares)	600
Aggregate instrinsic value of options [Abstract]
Options exercised in period aggregate intrinsic value	$ 39,094	$ 28,985	$ 16,385
Options exercised in period aggregate weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 27	$ 26	$ 20
Unrecognized share-based compensation costs for outstanding stock option awards, net of expected forfeitures	$ 0
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)	154
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 20
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 12,479
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)	164
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	4 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 30
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 11,652
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)	241
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	5 years
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 31
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 16,830

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