GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Components of Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 164,553	$ 165,031
Accumulated Amortization	(60,728)	(50,852)
Net	103,825	114,179
Total other intangible assets, gross	168,821	169,862
Total other intangible assets, net	108,093	119,010
Amortization expense for intangible assets	9,550	11,438	$ 6,002
Estimated amortization expense
Fiscal 2017	9,458
Fiscal 2018	7,440
Fiscal 2019	6,562
Fiscal 2020	6,006
Fiscal 2021	5,601
After fiscal 2021	68,758
Patents
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	15,151	15,191
Accumulated Amortization	(10,866)	(10,175)
Net	$ 4,285	$ 5,016
Patents | Weighted-average
Other Intangible Assets
Life (Years)	3 years 1 month 6 days	3 years 7 months 6 days
Non-compete agreements
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 6,886	$ 6,922
Accumulated Amortization	(6,681)	(6,206)
Net	$ 205	$ 716
Non-compete agreements | Weighted-average
Other Intangible Assets
Life (Years)	4 months 24 days	10 months 24 days
Customer-related
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 84,353	$ 84,599
Accumulated Amortization	(14,434)	(10,316)
Net	$ 69,919	$ 74,283
Customer-related | Weighted-average
Other Intangible Assets
Life (Years)	16 years 6 months	17 years 4 months 24 days
Developed technology
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 28,648	$ 28,804
Accumulated Amortization	(23,712)	(20,530)
Net	$ 4,936	$ 8,274
Developed technology | Weighted-average
Other Intangible Assets
Life (Years)	1 year 4 months 24 days	2 years 3 months 18 days
Trade names
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 28,715	$ 28,715
Accumulated Amortization	(4,235)	(2,825)
Net	24,480	25,890
Non-amortizable - trade names	$ 4,268	$ 4,831
Trade names | Weighted-average
Other Intangible Assets
Life (Years)	17 years 1 month 6 days	18 years
Other
Other Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 800	$ 800
Accumulated Amortization	$ (800)	$ (800)