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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES [Abstract]
Number of outstanding third party payment guarantees	18hurc_NumberOfGuarantees
Outstanding third party payment guarantees	$ 1,500,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
Term of warranties	1 year
Reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve:
Balance, beginning of year	1,778,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	1,623,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	1,725,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Provision for warranties during the year	3,846,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	3,811,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	3,473,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Charges to the accrual	(3,529,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	(3,670,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	(3,567,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Impact of foreign currency translation	(47,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease	14,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease	(8,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease
Balance, end of year	$ 2,048,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 1,778,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 1,623,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.

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