OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Operating Segments (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment revenues and consolidated segment reporting income

					Other,
					Primarily
	Segment				Corporate and			Consolidated
	FSG		ETG		Intersegment			Totals
Nine months ended July 31, 2011:
Net sales	$	395,193,000	$	162,477,000	$	(1,698,000	)	$	555,972,000
Depreciation and amortization		7,683,000		5,458,000		285,000			13,426,000
Operating income		68,385,000		44,556,000		(11,950,000	)		100,991,000
Capital expenditures		4,118,000		1,555,000		37,000			5,710,000
Nine months ended July 31, 2010:
Net sales	$	301,145,000	$	147,231,000	$	(726,000	)	$	447,650,000
Depreciation and amortization		7,467,000		5,817,000		294,000			13,578,000
Operating income		50,332,000		39,961,000		(10,799,000	)		79,494,000
Capital expenditures		5,513,000		1,214,000		16,000			6,743,000
Three months ended July 31, 2011:
Net sales	$	140,748,000	$	57,166,000	$	(647,000	)	$	197,267,000
Depreciation and amortization		2,669,000		1,771,000		95,000			4,535,000
Operating income		24,551,000		15,373,000		(4,218,000	)		35,706,000
Capital expenditures		1,155,000		677,000		33,000			1,865,000
Three months ended July 31, 2010:
Net sales	$	104,323,000	$	54,107,000	$	(160,000	)	$	158,270,000
Depreciation and amortization		2,493,000		2,111,000		96,000			4,700,000
Operating income		17,557,000		15,198,000		(3,762,000	)		28,993,000
Capital expenditures		1,696,000		434,000		13,000			2,143,000

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total assets by operating segment

					Other,
	Segment				Primarily		Consolidated
	FSG		ETG		Corporate		Totals
Total assets as of July 31, 2011	$	453,630,000	$	329,640,000	$	71,472,000	$	854,742,000
Total assets as of October 31, 2010		410,666,000		328,577,000		42,400,000		781,643,000