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POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Number of Participants in Defined Benefit Plans (Details) - Pension Plan - participant | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2023
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Active participants | 1,323 | 1,509
Vested former employees and deferred members | 3,129 | 3,181
Retirees and beneficiaries | 3,446 | 3,570
United States |  |
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Active participants | 1,239 | 1,416
Vested former employees and deferred members | 2,672 | 2,690
Retirees and beneficiaries | 2,240 | 2,156
Foreign Plan |  |
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Active participants | 84 | 93
Vested former employees and deferred members | 457 | 491
Retirees and beneficiaries | 1,206 | 1,414

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