STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Stock-Based Compensation
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	$ 9,503	$ 8,533	$ 6,442
Tax benefit realized for tax deductions from stock-based awards	13,266	4,469	4,933
Common stock available for future grants (in shares)	4,448,174
Stock Option Awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	4,200	4,654	4,117
Frequency of grants	On an annual basis in the first quarter of the company's fiscal year
Portion of stock-based award that generally vest per year for employees and non-employee directors	0.333
Award vesting period	3 years
Term of award	P10Y
Stock option awards
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	3,763,384
Granted (in shares)	493,088
Exercised (in shares)	(1,032,742)
Cancelled (in shares)	(23,914)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	3,199,816	3,763,384
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	2,177,910
Stock options, weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 20.92
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 28.14
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 19.21
Cancelled (in dollars per share)	$ 26.37
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 22.54	$ 20.92
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 20.38
Stock options, weighted-average contractual life (in years)
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in years)	5.6
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)	6.0	5.6
Exercisable at the end of the period (in years)	5.0
Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at the beginning of the period	25,117
Outstanding at the end of the period	62,982	25,117
Exercisable at the end of the period	47,561
Other stock-based compensation plan disclosures
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	1,459
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested awards (in years)	1.9
Total market value, intrinsic value and fair value of stock options exercised and vested
Market value of stock options exercised	35,901	25,592	24,588
Intrinsic value of options exercised	16,061	11,434	8,198
Valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation
Expected life of option (in years)	6	6	6
Expected volatility, low end of range (as a percent)	34.87%	33.34%	33.00%
Expected volatility, high end of range (as a percent)	35.02%	33.43%	33.10%
Weighted-average volatility (as a percent)	35.01%	33.42%	33.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	1.20%
Risk-free interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)		1.72%	2.51%
Risk-free interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)		2.36%	2.87%
Expected dividend yield, low end of range (as a percent)	1.31%	1.04%	1.52%
Expected dividend yield, high end of range (as a percent)	1.40%	1.16%	1.68%
Weighted-average dividend yield (as a percent)	1.32%	1.05%	1.54%
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant (in dollars per share)	$ 8.56	$ 10.15	$ 6.16
Other option awards - Employees
Stock-Based Compensation
Award vesting period	3 years
Term of award	P10Y
Other option awards - non-employee directors
Stock-Based Compensation
Award vesting period	3 years
Term of award	P10Y
Requisite service period for non-employee director based upon which fair value of options granted is expensed on the date of grant (in years)	10
Other option awards - key employees
Stock-Based Compensation
Award vesting period	3 years
Term of award	P10Y
Restricted Stock Awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	1,721	699	68
Portion of stock-based award that generally vest per year for employees and non-employee directors	0.333
Award vesting period	3 years
Other stock-based compensation plan disclosures
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	1,742
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested awards (in years)	2.2
Performance Share Awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	3,582	3,180	2,257
Frequency of grants	On an annual basis in the first quarter of the company's fiscal year
Award vesting period	3 years
Other stock-based compensation plan disclosures
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	$ 3,222
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested awards (in years)	1.6
Valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation
Performance goal period (in years)	3
Maximum increase in the number of shares of common stock a participant receives based on the achievement of performance goals (as a percent)	200.00%
Potential lowest number of shares of common stock that could be received based on the achievement level of performance goals	0