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ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS (Tables) - FY 2019 Acquisition [Member] | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Total Consideration [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the aggregate total consideration for the Company's fiscal 2019 acquisitions (in thousands):
Cash paid |  | $102,491 |
Less: cash acquired | (1,452 | )
Cash paid, net | 101,039 |
Fair value of existing equity interest | 1,443 |
Additional purchase consideration | (134 | )
Total consideration |  | $102,348 |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate total consideration for the Company's fiscal 2019 acquisitions to the estimated fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed (in thousands):
Assets acquired: |
Goodwill |  | $55,020 |
Customer relationships | 15,710 |
Property, plant and equipment | 14,905 |
Intellectual property | 11,923 |
Inventories | 8,403 |
Trade names | 7,190 |
Accounts receivable | 5,176 |
Other assets | 296 |
Total assets acquired, excluding cash | 118,623 |
Liabilities assumed: |
Deferred income taxes | 4,284 |
Accrued expenses | 2,173 |
Accounts payable | 1,840 |
Other liabilities | 506 |
Total liabilities assumed | 8,803 |
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries | 7,472 |
Net assets acquired, excluding cash |  | $102,348 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the weighted average amortization period of the definite-lived intangible assets acquired in connection with the Company's fiscal 2019 acquisitions (in years):
Customer relationships | 11
Intellectual property | 17

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