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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the six months ended April 30, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Segment |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | FSG |  |  | ETG |  |  | Totals |
Balances as of October 31, 2011 |  | $ | 192,357 |  |  | $ | 251,045 |  |  | $ | 443,402 |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | - |  |  |  | 84,172 |  |  |  | 84,172 |
Accrued additional purchase consideration |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10,145 |  |  |  | 10,145 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,771 | ) |  |  | (2,771 | )
Other |  |  | 309 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 309 |
Balances as of April 30, 2012 |  | $ | 192,666 |  |  | $ | 342,591 |  |  | $ | 535,257 |
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of April 30, 2012 |  |  | As of October 31, 2011 |
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Net |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 99,039 |  |  | ($ | 19,335 | ) |  | $ | 79,704 |  |  | $ | 51,934 |  |  | ($ | 18,085 | ) |  | $ | 33,849 |
Intellectual property |  |  | 39,006 |  |  |  | (3,798 | ) |  |  | 35,208 |  |  |  | 18,493 |  |  |  | (2,236 | ) |  |  | 16,257 |
Licenses |  |  | 2,900 |  |  |  | (985 | ) |  |  | 1,915 |  |  |  | 2,900 |  |  |  | (854 | ) |  |  | 2,046 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 1,344 |  |  |  | (1,254 | ) |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 1,364 |  |  |  | (1,203 | ) |  |  | 161 |
Patents |  |  | 625 |  |  |  | (337 | ) |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | 576 |  |  |  | (313 | ) |  |  | 263 |
Trade names |  |  | 566 |  |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | 569 |  |  |  | (224 | ) |  |  | 345 |
|  |  | 143,480 |  |  |  | (25,989 | ) |  |  | 117,491 |  |  |  | 75,836 |  |  |  | (22,915 | ) |  |  | 52,921 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 35,622 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 35,622 |  |  |  | 25,236 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 25,236 |
|  | $ | 179,102 |  |  | ($ | 25,989 | ) |  | $ | 153,113 |  |  | $ | 101,072 |  |  | ($ | 22,915 | ) |  | $ | 78,157 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets both subject to and not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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