OPERATING SEGMENTS (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,588,414	$ 1,489,214
Flight Support Group [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	790,103	676,824
Electronic Technologies Group [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	672,910	703,144
Other Primarily Corporate and Intersegment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 125,401	$ 109,246