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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended January 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | FSG |  | ETG |
Balances as of October 31, 2018 |  |  | $398,694 |  |  |  | $716,138 |  |  |  | $1,114,832 |
Goodwill acquired |  | — |  |  | 55,020 |  |  | 55,020 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 186 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 674 |
Adjustments to goodwill |  | (125 | ) |  | — |  |  | (125 | )
Balances as of January 31, 2019 |  |  | $398,755 |  |  |  | $771,646 |  |  |  | $1,170,401 |
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of January 31, 2019 |  | As of October 31, 2018
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | $390,027 |  |  |  | ($144,444 | ) |  |  | $245,583 |  |  |  | $373,946 |  |  |  | ($135,359 | ) |  |  | $238,587 |
Intellectual property |  | 198,400 |  |  | (59,982 | ) |  | 138,418 |  |  | 185,983 |  |  | (56,055 | ) |  | 129,928 |
Licenses |  | 6,559 |  |  | (3,669 | ) |  | 2,890 |  |  | 6,559 |  |  | (3,522 | ) |  | 3,037 |
Patents |  | 1,027 |  |  | (628 | ) |  | 399 |  |  | 927 |  |  | (609 | ) |  | 318 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 814 |  |  | (814 | ) |  | — |  |  | 814 |  |  | (814 | ) |  | — |
Trade names |  | 466 |  |  | (167 | ) |  | 299 |  |  | 466 |  |  | (157 | ) |  | 309 |
|  | 597,293 |  |  | (209,704 | ) |  | 387,589 |  |  | 568,695 |  |  | (196,516 | ) |  | 372,179 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 141,602 |  |  | — |  |  | 141,602 |  |  | 134,181 |  |  | — |  |  | 134,181 |
|  |  | $738,895 |  |  |  | ($209,704 | ) |  |  | $529,191 |  |  |  | $702,876 |  |  |  | ($196,516 | ) |  |  | $506,360 |

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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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