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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member] | Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member] | Deferred Compensation Obligation [Member] | HEICO Stock Held By Irrevocable Trust [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Total Shareholders Equity [Member]
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Starting Balance at Oct. 31, 2013 |  |  | $ 268 | $ 396 | $ 255,889 | $ 1,138 | $ (1,138) | $ 144 | $ 349,649 | $ 116,889 | $ 723,235
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ 86,473 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,715) | 89,188 |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 13,506 | $ 4,180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,326 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 99,979 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95,799
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31,215) |  | (31,215)
Issuance of common stock to Savings and Investment Plan |  |  |  |  | 3,849 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,849
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | 5,873 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,874
Proceeds from stock option exercises |  |  |  |  | 594 |  |  |  |  |  | 594
Tax benefit from stock option exercises |  |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  |  |  | 93
Redemptions of common stock related to stock option exercises | (273) |  |  |  | (273) |  |  |  |  |  | (273)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (4,141) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (72,576) | (72,576)
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests |  | (1,243) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests to Noncontrolling Interests |  | 19,383 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,383 | 19,383
Adjustments to redemption amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests |  | (526) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 526 |  | 526
Other |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5
Ending Balance at Jul. 31, 2014 |  |  | 268 | 397 | 266,029 | 1,138 | (1,138) | (2,571) | 408,148 | 73,023 | 745,294
Starting Balance, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests at Oct. 31, 2013 |  | 59,218 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests at Jul. 31, 2014 |  | 38,105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Starting Balance at Oct. 31, 2014 | 774,619 |  | 268 | 397 | 269,351 | 1,138 | (1,138) | (8,289) | 437,757 | 75,135 | 774,619
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 78,841 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,273) | 95,114 |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 13,515 | 3,880 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,635 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 92,356 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,476
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,343) |  | (9,343)
Issuance of common stock to Savings and Investment Plan |  |  | 1 |  | 5,090 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,091
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | 4,394 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,394
Proceeds from stock option exercises |  |  |  | 2 | 3,256 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,258
Tax benefit from stock option exercises |  |  |  |  | 1,404 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,404
Redemptions of common stock related to stock option exercises | (5) |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |  | (5)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (3,623) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,791) | (3,791)
Adjustments to redemption amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests |  | 7,522 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,522) |  | (7,522)
Deferred compensation obligation |  |  |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (158) |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
Ending Balance at Jul. 31, 2015 | 856,582 |  | $ 269 | $ 399 | $ 283,490 | $ 1,296 | $ (1,296) | $ (24,562) | $ 516,007 | $ 80,979 | $ 856,582
Starting Balance, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests at Oct. 31, 2014 | 39,966 | 39,966 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests assumed related to acquisitions |  | 17,076 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests at Jul. 31, 2015 | $ 64,821 | $ 64,821 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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