GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):

	Segment		Consolidated Totals
	FSG	ETG
Balances as of October 31, 2024	$1,882,558	$1,497,737	$3,380,295
Goodwill acquired	112,088	14,759	126,847
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,298)	(13,103)	(15,401)
Adjustments to goodwill	(184)	(85)	(269)
Balances as of January 31, 2025	$1,992,164	$1,499,308	$3,491,472

Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of January 31, 2025			As of October 31, 2024
	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships	$1,077,828	($314,445)	$763,383	$1,013,847	($307,531)	$706,316
Intellectual property	523,823	(142,090)	381,733	471,516	(137,188)	334,328
Other	8,573	(7,790)	783	8,575	(7,708)	867
	1,610,224	(464,325)	1,145,899	1,493,938	(452,427)	1,041,511
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names	300,717	—	300,717	293,263	—	293,263
	$1,910,941	($464,325)	$1,446,616	$1,787,201	($452,427)	$1,334,774