SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED DATA - Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock	108,299	109,816	111,107
Assumed issuance of contingent shares	13	18	23
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	108,312	109,834	111,130
Effect of dilutive securities	2,940	2,153	2,384
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent shares, and effect of dilutive securities	111,252	111,987	113,514
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount	353,897	310,566	290,120