Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Excluding Discrete Items, Percent

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Income Taxes [Line Items]

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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change In Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Asset, Provisional Income Tax Benefit

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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences with jurisdictional netting.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the account that represents the temporary difference that results from Income or Loss that is recognized for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes and vice versa.

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate reconciliation	25.90%	(198.20%)
Change in tax rate, deferred tax asset, provisional income tax benefit		$ 37,500
Effective income tax rate, excluding discrete items	25.40%	24.40%
Deferred income taxes	$ 56,447			$ 62,793
Decrease in deferred income taxes	$ 6,300
Scenario, Forecast
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate, excluding discrete items			25.40%