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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock and Class A Common Stock

    The Company has two classes of common stock that are virtually identical in all economic respects except voting rights. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share. Each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to a 1/10 vote per share. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions payable in cash, property, stock or otherwise, when and if declared by the Board of Directors. In the event of liquidation, after payment of debts and other liabilities of the Company, the remaining assets of the Company will be distributable ratably among the holders of both classes of common stock.

Share Repurchases

    In 1990, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, which allows the Company to repurchase shares of Company common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at the Company's discretion, subject to certain restrictions included in the Company's revolving credit agreement. As of October 31, 2024, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under this program was 4,886,353 of either or both of the Company's Class A Common Stock and the Company's Common Stock. The repurchase program does not have a fixed termination date. During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not repurchase any shares of Company common stock under this program.

During fiscal 2024, the Company redeemed an aggregate 68,494 shares and 62,215 shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, respectively, at a total cost of $18.2 million and $11.8 million, respectively. During fiscal 2023, the Company redeemed an aggregate 61,658 shares and 33,992 shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, respectively, at a total cost of $10.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively. During fiscal 2022, the Company redeemed an aggregate 87,593 shares and 104,867 shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, respectively, at a total cost of $12.7 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The shares redeemed represent shares tendered as payments to satisfy employee withholding taxes due upon exercises of stock option awards. The shares redeemed in fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 did not impact the number of shares authorized for future purchase under the Company’s share repurchase program and are reflected as redemptions of common stock related to stock option exercises in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Issuance of Common Stock for Acquisitions

On August 4, 2023, the Company acquired Wencor. The purchase price of this acquisition consisted of a combination of cash and 1,137,628 shares of HEICO Class A Common Stock. 1,054,606 shares of HEICO Class A Common Stock issued in connection with this acquisition were registered for resale pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 declared effective on August 4, 2023. See Note 2, Acquisitions, for additional information.
In August 2022, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of Sensor. The purchase price of this acquisition was paid for with a proportional combination of cash using proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility and 576,338 shares of HEICO Class A Common Stock. The shares of Class A Common Stock issued in connection with this acquisition were registered for resale pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 declared effective on August 31, 2022. See Note 2, Acquisitions, for additional information.