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SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
Selected Financial Statement Information (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] | Accounts Receivable
(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Accounts receivable |  |  | $142,478 |  |  |  | $124,548 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (3,077 | ) |  | (2,334 | )
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | $139,401 |  |  |  | $122,214 |
Costs and Estimated Earnings On Uncompleted Percentage Of Completion Contracts [Table Text Block] | Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Percentage-of-Completion Contracts
(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts |  |  | $6,501 |  |  |  | $6,673 |
Estimated earnings |  | 6,790 |  |  | 6,235 |
|  | 13,291 |  |  | 12,908 |
Less: Billings to date |  | (11,309 | ) |  | (7,426 | )
|  |  | $1,982 |  |  |  | $5,482 |
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the following captions: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net (costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings) |  |  | $2,092 |  |  |  | $5,482 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings) |  | (110 | ) |  | — |
|  |  | $1,982 |  |  |  | $5,482 |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] | Inventories
(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Finished products |  |  | $102,497 |  |  |  | $93,873 |
Work in process |  | 26,550 |  |  | 18,887 |
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies |  | 78,206 |  |  | 69,042 |
Contracts in process |  | 9,993 |  |  | 8,299 |
Less: Billings to date |  | (990 | ) |  | (397 | )
Inventories, net of valuation reserves |  |  | $216,256 |  |  |  | $189,704 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | Property, Plant and Equipment
(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Land |  |  | $4,509 |  |  |  | $4,505 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 57,254 |  |  | 54,322 |
Machinery, equipment and tooling |  | 125,169 |  |  | 109,041 |
Construction in progress |  | 6,274 |  |  | 5,599 |
|  | 193,206 |  |  | 173,467 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (102,343 | ) |  | (92,949 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $90,863 |  |  |  | $80,518 |

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