CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Net sales	$ 197,267,000	$ 158,270,000	$ 555,972,000	$ 447,650,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	127,442,000	100,717,000	355,850,000	286,351,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	34,119,000	28,560,000	99,131,000	81,805,000
Total operating costs and expenses	161,561,000	129,277,000	454,981,000	368,156,000
Operating income	35,706,000	28,993,000	100,991,000	79,494,000
Interest expense	(7,000)	(136,000)	(99,000)	(422,000)
Other income (expense)	(57,000)	(31,000)	149,000	392,000
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	35,642,000	28,826,000	101,041,000	79,464,000
Income tax expense	9,250,000	9,300,000	30,000,000	27,000,000
Net income from consolidated operations	26,392,000	19,526,000	71,041,000	52,464,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,990,000	4,596,000	16,735,000	13,168,000
Net income attributable to HEICO	$ 20,402,000	$ 14,930,000	$ 54,306,000	$ 39,296,000
Net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.36	$ 1.31	$ 0.96
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.35	$ 1.28	$ 0.93
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	41,729,088	41,146,913	41,572,003	40,991,421
Diluted (in shares)	42,569,633	42,246,839	42,479,210	42,191,768
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.060	$ 0.048	$ 0.108	$ 0.086