FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The Company's assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy in the following tables (in thousands):

	As of July 31, 2018
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans:
Corporate-owned life insurance		$—		$131,170		$—		$131,170
Money market funds	2,092		—		—		2,092
Equity securities	3,406		—		—		3,406
Mutual funds	1,616		—		—		1,616
Other	1,363		—		—		1,363
Total assets		$8,477		$131,170		$—		$139,647
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$18,565		$18,565

	As of October 31, 2017
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans:
Corporate-owned life insurance		$—		$113,220		$—		$113,220
Money market funds	3,972		—		—		3,972
Equity securities	2,895		—		—		2,895
Mutual funds	1,541		—		—		1,541
Other	1,246		—		—		1,246
Total assets		$9,654		$113,220		$—		$122,874
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration		$—		$—		$27,573		$27,573

Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The Level 3 inputs used to derive the estimated fair value of the Company's contingent consideration liability as of July 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Acquisition				Fiscal 2016 Acquisition				Fiscal 2015 Acquisition
Compound annual revenue growth rate range	(4	%)	-	7%	4	%	-	12%	8	%	-	11%
Weighted average discount rate	6.1%				5.0%				.9%

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s contingent consideration liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of October 31, 2017		$27,573
Payment of contingent consideration	(5,425		)
Decrease in accrued contingent consideration, net	(3,789		)
Foreign currency transaction adjustments	206
Balance as of July 31, 2018		$18,565
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the following captions:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$3,886
Other long-term liabilities	14,679
		$18,565