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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | FSG |  | ETG |
Balances as of October 31, 2014 |  |  | $282,407 |  |  |  | $403,864 |  |  |  | $686,271 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 36,064 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,064 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (1,704 | ) |  | (7,504 | ) |  | (9,208 | )
Balances as of July 31, 2015 |  |  | $316,767 |  |  |  | $396,360 |  |  |  | $713,127 |
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of July 31, 2015 |  | As of October 31, 2014
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | $156,119 |  |  |  | ($60,058 | ) |  |  | $96,061 |  |  |  | $144,478 |  |  |  | ($55,393 | ) |  |  | $89,085 |
Intellectual property |  | 83,760 |  |  | (20,932 | ) |  | 62,828 |  |  | 73,005 |  |  | (17,620 | ) |  | 55,385 |
Licenses |  | 2,900 |  |  | (1,810 | ) |  | 1,090 |  |  | 2,900 |  |  | (1,645 | ) |  | 1,255 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 915 |  |  | (915 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,020 |  |  | (1,020 | ) |  | — |
Patents |  | 731 |  |  | (432 | ) |  | 299 |  |  | 712 |  |  | (405 | ) |  | 307 |
Trade names |  | 166 |  |  | (33 | ) |  | 133 |  |  | 166 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 149 |
|  | 244,591 |  |  | (84,180 | ) |  | 160,411 |  |  | 222,281 |  |  | (76,100 | ) |  | 146,181 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 60,103 |  |  | — |  |  | 60,103 |  |  | 54,629 |  |  | — |  |  | 54,629 |
|  |  | $304,694 |  |  |  | ($84,180 | ) |  |  | $220,514 |  |  |  | $276,910 |  |  |  | ($76,100 | ) |  |  | $200,810 |

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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 Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: 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=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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