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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate |  | 27.50% | 9.70% | 26.30% | 28.90% |
Provisions (benefit) for taxes |  | $ 21.5 | $ (1.5) | $ 64.8 | $ 37.4 |
Income tax provision (benefit) related to change in tax reserves |  |  | $ 2.9 | (3.3) | 3.1 |
Income tax benefit related to deduction for energy efficiency |  |  |  |  | $ (1.1) |
Social security tax, employer, deferral, CARES Act |  | $ 66.0 |  | $ 66.0 |  | $ 132.0
Social security tax, employer, payment, CARES Act | $ 66.0 |  |  |  |  |

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