OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the six and three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):



					Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Six months ended April 30, 2017:
Net sales		$452,710		$267,334		($7,955	)		$712,089
Depreciation	6,276		4,136		106			10,518
Amortization	8,203		11,436		344			19,983
Operating income	86,107		67,910		(12,925		)	141,092
Capital expenditures	8,560		4,834		144			13,538

Six months ended April 30, 2016:
Net sales		$424,866		$236,718		($4,709	)		$656,875
Depreciation	5,924		3,976		112			10,012
Amortization	8,245		10,595		331			19,171
Operating income	76,788		55,671		(13,044		)	119,415
Capital expenditures	8,415		6,741		390			15,546

Three months ended April 30, 2017:
Net sales		$231,809		$141,169		($4,321	)		$368,657
Depreciation	3,128		2,093		53			5,274
Amortization	4,099		5,701		179			9,979
Operating income	44,744		38,826		(7,028		)	76,542
Capital expenditures	4,688		2,330		98			7,116

Three months ended April 30, 2016:
Net sales		$220,290		$132,566		($2,208	)		$350,648
Depreciation	2,974		2,124		56			5,154
Amortization	4,117		5,825		166			10,108
Operating income	41,308		33,402		(7,916		)	66,794
Capital expenditures	4,710		5,058		88			9,856

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total assets by operating segment as of April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):



					Other, Primarily Corporate		Consolidated Totals
	Segment
	FSG		ETG
Total assets as of April 30, 2017		$1,013,546		$1,003,535		$160,258		$2,177,339
Total assets as of October 31, 2016	878,674		1,017,827		142,974		2,039,475