FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details Textuals) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	$ 33,548,000	$ 26,887,000
Leadership Compensation Plan Assets	29,315,000	22,604,000
Related liabilities of deferred compensation plans, specified as other long-term liabilities	33,924,000	26,506,000
Leadership Compensation Plan, specified as other long-term Liability	29,691,000	22,223,000
Fair value of contingent consideration as of the acquisition date	1,150,000	1,150,000
Electronic Technologies Group [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Maximum amount of contingent consideration payable in 2013 should certain earnings objectives be met by an acquired subsidiary	2,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration as of the acquisition date	1,150,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Assets held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets	572,000	0
Fair value of contingent consideration as of the acquisition date	$ 1,150,000	$ 1,150,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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-Paragraph 51
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 17
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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