CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010
Net sales	$ 184,486,000	$ 153,845,000	$ 358,705,000	$ 289,380,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	118,115,000	100,219,000	228,408,000	185,634,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	33,458,000	27,669,000	65,012,000	53,245,000
Total operating costs and expenses	151,573,000	127,888,000	293,420,000	238,879,000
Operating income	32,913,000	25,957,000	65,285,000	50,501,000
Interest expense	(38,000)	(167,000)	(92,000)	(286,000)
Other income	151,000	268,000	206,000	423,000
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	33,026,000	26,058,000	65,399,000	50,638,000
Income tax expense	10,900,000	9,150,000	20,750,000	17,700,000
Net income from consolidated operations	22,126,000	16,908,000	44,649,000	32,938,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,296,000	4,335,000	10,745,000	8,572,000
Net income attributable to HEICO	$ 16,830,000	$ 12,573,000	$ 33,904,000	$ 24,366,000
Net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.31	$ 0.82	$ 0.60
Diluted	$ 0.40	$ 0.30	$ 0.80	$ 0.58
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	41,627,329	40,972,865	41,493,461	40,913,676
Diluted	42,482,719	42,201,068	42,433,999	42,164,233
Cash dividends per share	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.048	$ 0.038