FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	$ 33,548,000	$ 26,887,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	1,150,000	1,150,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	3,916,000	3,434,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,962,000	1,267,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	893,000	1,165,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,061,000	1,002,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	29,060,000	23,453,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	28,597,000	22,908,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	463,000	545,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	572,000	0
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	1,150,000	1,150,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	572,000	0
Corporate Owned Life Insurance [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	28,597,000	22,908,000
Equity Securities [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,962,000	1,267,000
Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	893,000	1,165,000
Equity Funds [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	1,061,000	1,002,000
Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Assets:
Deferred compensation plans	$ 1,035,000	$ 545,000