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REVENUE (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block] the Company’s contract assets and liabilities (in thousands):
As of October 31,
20252024
Contract assets, current $119,257 $112,235 
Contract liabilities, current (79,529)(83,903)
Contract liabilities, long-term(84,714)(61,843)
Total contract liabilities (164,243)(145,746)
Net contract liabilities($44,986)($33,511)
Product Line [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by product line for each operating segment (in thousands):
Year Ended October 31,
202520242023
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$1,922,323 $1,658,431 $1,040,502 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
748,849 593,237 366,566 
Specialty products (3)
446,105 387,686 363,117 
Total net sales3,117,277 2,639,354 1,770,185 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
   defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
1,142,207 1,004,511 918,374 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
270,913 259,115 306,848 
Total net sales1,413,120 1,263,626 1,225,222 
Intersegment sales(45,353)(45,311)(27,302)
Total consolidated net sales$4,485,044 $3,857,669 $2,968,105 

(1)    Includes various jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts.
(2)    Includes primarily the sale of parts consumed in various repair and overhaul services on selected jet engine and aircraft components, avionics, instruments, composites and flight surfaces of commercial and military aircraft.
(3)    Includes primarily the sale of specialty components such as thermal insulation blankets, renewable/reusable insulation systems, advanced niche components, complex composite assemblies, expanded foil mesh, emergency descent devices, personnel and cargo parachute products, and missile hardware and components, as well as machining, brazing, fabricating and welding services.
(4)    Includes various component parts such as electro-optical infrared simulation and test equipment, electro-optical laser products, electro-optical, microwave and other power equipment, high-speed interface products, power conversion products, power distribution solutions, underwater locator beacons, emergency locator transmission beacons, traveling wave tube amplifiers, microwave power modules, a wide variety of memory products and radio frequency (RF) and microwave products, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, high performance communications and electronic intercept receivers and tuners, high performance active antenna systems and airborne antennas, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment, custom high power filters and filter assemblies, radiation assurance services and products, and high-reliability, complex, passive electronic components and rotary joint assemblies, proprietary in-cabin power and entertainment components and subsystems, and cockpit displays and other avionics components.
(5)    Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies, silicone material for a variety of demanding applications, and rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions, and high performance test sockets and adaptors.
Sales by Industry [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by industry for each operating segment (in thousands):
Year ended October 31,
202520242023
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$2,369,255 $1,960,705 $1,257,650 
Defense and Space 686,865 600,806 434,229 
Other (1)
61,157 77,843 78,306 
Total net sales3,117,277 2,639,354 1,770,185 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 716,550 650,647 603,414 
Other (2)
421,011 394,932 438,189 
Aerospace 275,559 218,047 183,619 
Total net sales1,413,120 1,263,626 1,225,222 
Intersegment sales(45,353)(45,311)(27,302)
Total consolidated net sales$4,485,044 $3,857,669 $2,968,105 

(1)    Principally industrial products.
(2)    Principally other electronics and medical products.