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GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017 | May 01, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2017 | May 01, 2016
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of investment | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 8,785
Investment in Foreign Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of investment |  |  | $ 8,800 |  |

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- Definition The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of an investment. A gain would be recognized when the sale price of the investment is greater than the carrying value of the investment. This element refers to the Gain included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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