FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	$ 67,433,000	$ 57,640,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	20,015,000	29,310,000
Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	60,370,000	52,655,000
Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,281,000	1,940,000
Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,183,000	1,529,000
Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	913,000	1,470,000
Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	1,686,000	46,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	7,048,000	4,939,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,281,000	1,940,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,183,000	1,529,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	913,000	1,470,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	1,671,000	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	60,385,000	52,701,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	60,370,000	52,655,000
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	15,000	46,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	20,015,000	29,310,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	$ 0	$ 0