SEGMENT DATA - Summarized Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Aug. 04, 2017	May 05, 2017	Feb. 03, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 488,627	$ 627,943	$ 872,767	$ 515,839	$ 468,356	$ 600,980	$ 836,441	$ 486,398	$ 2,505,176	$ 2,392,175	$ 2,390,875
Intersegment gross sales									0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest									353,184	330,460	291,031
Total assets	1,493,787				1,384,572				1,493,787	1,384,572	1,300,429
Capital expenditures									58,276	50,723	56,374
Depreciation and amortization									64,986	64,097	63,143
Professional
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,811,705	1,705,312	1,639,659
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest									379,496	352,060	308,010
Total assets	836,600				774,762				836,600	774,762	805,686
Capital expenditures									29,786	27,296	29,016
Depreciation and amortization									41,313	40,715	42,799
Residential
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									673,247	669,131	725,682
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest									74,704	73,691	84,956
Total assets	189,578				188,920				189,578	188,920	217,093
Capital expenditures									10,605	13,794	9,953
Depreciation and amortization									10,308	10,406	9,131
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									20,224	17,732	25,534
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest									(101,016)	(95,291)	(101,935)
Total assets	$ 467,609				$ 420,890				467,609	420,890	277,650
Capital expenditures									17,885	9,633	17,405
Depreciation and amortization									13,365	12,976	11,213
Intersegment | Professional
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment gross sales									27,893	28,138	45,634
Intersegment | Residential
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment gross sales									332	354	406
Intersegment | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment gross sales									$ (28,225)	$ (28,492)	$ (46,040)