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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Schedule of Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales and Service Fees	$ 203,117	$ 180,400	$ 105,893
Computerized Machine Tools [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales and Service Fees	179,337	156,736	88,184
Computer Control Systems and Software [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales and Service Fees	2,947	3,322	2,347
Service Parts [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales and Service Fees	15,299	14,836	10,798
Service Fees [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net Sales and Service Fees	$ 5,534	$ 5,506	$ 4,564

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Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

-Paragraph 27

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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