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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment during fiscal 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
SegmentConsolidated
FSGETGTotals
Balances as of October 31, 2022$561,961 $1,110,464 $1,672,425 
Goodwill acquired1,260,507 335,630 1,596,137 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
2,793 2,394 5,187 
Adjustments to goodwill
(956)1,534 578 
Balances as of October 31, 20231,824,305 1,450,022 3,274,327 
Goodwill acquired57,978 41,259 99,237 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
696 5,643 6,339 
Adjustments to goodwill
(421)813 392 
Balances as of October 31, 2024$1,882,558 $1,497,737 $3,380,295 
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
As of October 31, 2024As of October 31, 2023
Gross
Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Net
Carrying
Amount		Gross
Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Net
Carrying
Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships
$1,013,847 ($307,531)$706,316 $967,090 ($227,089)$740,001 
Intellectual property
471,516 (137,188)334,328 448,336 (121,503)326,833 
Other8,575 (7,708)867 8,685 (7,404)1,281 
1,493,938 (452,427)1,041,511 1,424,111 (355,996)1,068,115 
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names
293,263 — 293,263 289,166 — 289,166 
$1,787,201 ($452,427)$1,334,774 $1,713,277 ($355,996)$1,357,281 
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 total and by major asset class in connection with the Company's fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 acquisitions (in years):
Year ended October 31,
202420232022
Customer relationships 111315
Intellectual property111413
Total 111314