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OPERATING SEGMENTS
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] OPERATING SEGMENTS
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate and
Intersegment (1)
Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2025:
Net sales$2,282,905 $1,028,345 ($35,617)$3,275,633 
Depreciation20,283 18,586 1,496 40,365 
Amortization62,579 40,748 1,177 104,504 
Operating income549,422 235,334 (44,780)739,976 
Capital expenditures26,238 19,731 69 46,038 
Nine months ended July 31, 2024:
Net sales$1,947,574 $927,393 ($30,963)$2,844,004 
Depreciation18,612 16,706 921 36,239 
Amortization54,926 38,304 1,177 94,407 
Operating income438,561 206,379 (39,131)605,809 
Capital expenditures20,639 20,869 667 42,175 
Three months ended July 31, 2025:
Net sales$802,661 $355,863 ($10,933)$1,147,591 
Depreciation7,096 6,556 497 14,149 
Amortization21,485 13,741 392 35,618 
Operating income198,326 80,998 (14,305)265,019 
Capital expenditures7,224 5,453 62 12,739 
Three months ended July 31, 2024:
Net sales$681,626 $322,129 ($11,509)$992,246 
Depreciation6,683 5,645 312 12,640 
Amortization18,622 12,655 393 31,670 
Operating income153,594 75,788 (12,936)216,446 
Capital expenditures7,925 7,841 84 15,850 

(1) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate		Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Total assets as of July 31, 2025$4,605,036 $3,447,101 $479,486 $8,531,623 
Total assets as of October 31, 20244,264,360 2,981,326 347,136 7,592,822