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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | The Company’s property, plant and equipment is generally depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:
| Buildings and improvements | 10 | to | 40 | years |
| Machinery and equipment | 3 | to | 10 | years |
| Leasehold improvements | 2 | to | 20 | years |
| Tooling | 2 | to | 5 | years |
Intangible Assets Useful Life [Table Text Block] | The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on the straight-line method (except for certain customer relationships amortized on an accelerated method) over the following estimated useful lives:
| Customer relationships | 4 | to | 15 | years |
| Intellectual property | 4 | to | 22 | years |
| Licenses | 10 | to | 17 | years |
| Patents | 5 | to | 20 | years |
| Trade names | 8 | to | 15 | years |

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