OPERATING SEGMENTS (Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,787,351	$ 3,498,407
Other Primarily Corporate and Intersegment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	253,402	271,532
Flight Support Group [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	1,595,356	1,274,462
Electronic Technologies Group [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,938,593	$ 1,952,413