STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase Program and Treasury Shares (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
		Sep. 16, 2016	May 17, 2016 shares	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 03, 2015 shares	Dec. 11, 2012 shares
Stock repurchase program
Amount paid to repurchase the shares (in dollars) | $				$ 111,999	$ 106,964	$ 103,039
Repurchase of shares	[1]			2,675,575	3,151,978	3,288,460
Treasury shares
Treasury shares held				19,700,607	46,827,048
Cost of treasury shares (in dollars) | $				$ 1,280,495	$ 1,243,729
Number of treasury shares authorized to be retired			14,000,440
Common Stock
Stock repurchase program
Stock split, conversion ratio		2
Amount paid to repurchase the shares (in dollars) | $				2,676	3,152	$ 3,288
Stock repurchase program
Stock repurchase program
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased								10,000,000
Amount paid to repurchase the shares (in dollars) | $				$ 107,517	$ 105,964	$ 101,674
Repurchase of shares				2,560,567	3,122,358	3,245,138
Number of shares remained authorized for repurchase				7,692,715
Additional number of shares authorized to be repurchased							8,000,000

[1] Shares and per share data have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a two-for-one stock split effective September 16, 2016