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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015
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Subsequent Events [Text Block] | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In August 2015, the Company, through its HEICO Flight Support Corp. subsidiary, acquired 80.1% of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, Inc. (“ACT”). ACT is a leading provider of products and services necessary to maintain up-to-date F-16 fighter aircraft operational capabilities. The remaining 19.9% continues to be owned by certain members of ACT’s management team. In August 2015, the Company, through its HEICO Flight Support Corp. subsidiary, acquired all of the stock of Astroseal Products Mfg. Corporation (“Astroseal”). Astroseal makes expanded foil mesh which is integrated into composite aerospace structures for lighting strike protection in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. In August 2015, the Company, through HEICO Electronic, acquired 80.1% of the equity of Midwest Microwave Solutions, Inc. (“MMS”). MMS designs, manufactures and sells unique Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWAP-C) optimized Communications and Electronic Intercept Receivers and Tuners for military and intelligence applications. The remaining 19.9% continues to be owned by certain members of MMS’s management team. The purchase prices of these acquisitions were paid in cash principally using proceeds from the Company’s revolving credit facility and the total consideration for the acquisitions is not material or significant to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. The allocation of the total consideration to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed for these acquisitions is not material or significant to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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