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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the six months ended April 30, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | FSG |  | ETG |
Balances as of October 31, 2024 |  | $1,882,558 |  |  | $1,497,737 |  |  | $3,380,295 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 110,707 |  |  | 25,728 |  |  | 136,435 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 2,245 |  |  | 11,124 |  |  | 13,369 |
Adjustments to goodwill |  | 24 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 55 |
Balances as of April 30, 2025 |  | $1,995,534 |  |  | $1,534,620 |  |  | $3,530,154 |
The goodwill acquired pertains to the fiscal 2025 acquisitions described in Note 2, Acquisitions, and represents the residual value after the allocation of the total consideration to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed. The Company estimates that $112 million of the goodwill acquired in fiscal 2025 will be deductible for income tax purposes. Foreign currency translation adjustments are included in other comprehensive income (loss) in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The adjustments to goodwill represent immaterial measurement period adjustments to the allocation of the purchase consideration of certain fiscal 2024 acquisitions. Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of April 30, 2025 |  | As of October 31, 2024
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | $1,092,479 |  |  | ($340,628) |  |  | $751,851 |  |  | $1,013,847 |  |  | ($307,531) |  |  | $706,316 |
Intellectual property |  | 525,355 |  |  | (152,814) |  |  | 372,541 |  |  | 471,516 |  |  | (137,188) |  |  | 334,328 |
Other |  | 8,640 |  |  | (7,950) |  |  | 690 |  |  | 8,575 |  |  | (7,708) |  |  | 867 |
|  | 1,626,474 |  |  | (501,392) |  |  | 1,125,082 |  |  | 1,493,938 |  |  | (452,427) |  |  | 1,041,511 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 308,549 |  |  | — |  |  | 308,549 |  |  | 293,263 |  |  | — |  |  | 293,263 |
|  | $1,935,023 |  |  | ($501,392) |  |  | $1,433,631 |  |  | $1,787,201 |  |  | ($452,427) |  |  | $1,334,774 |
The increase in the gross carrying amount of customer relationships, intellectual property, and trade names as of April 30, 2025 compared to October 31, 2024 principally relates to such intangible assets recognized in connection with the fiscal 2025 acquisitions (see Note 2, Acquisitions). Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the six months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $67.0 million and $60.8 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $34.8 million and $30.6 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2025 is estimated to be $68.9 million. Amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated to be $133.5 million in fiscal 2026, $128.4 million in fiscal 2027, $122.0 million in fiscal 2028, $116.1 million in fiscal 2029, $109.1 million in fiscal 2030, and $447.1 million thereafter.

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