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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Additional Service Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award, Weighted Average Vesting Period

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 8,400,000	$ 2,700,000
Management Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	58,000	75,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 2,300,000	2,600,000
Aggregate number of shares outstanding (in shares)	223,767
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense	$ 13,200,000
Weighted average vesting period	1 year 8 months
Restricted Stock \| Outside Directors \| Greater than or equal to 25 percent less than or equal to 35 percent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years
Restricted Stock \| Management Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)	3,443
Average price per share purchased by participants (in usd per share)	$ 190.64
Matching Restricted Shares \| Management Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)	824
Performance Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 6,018,000	0
Additional service period	1 year
Performance Based Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of potential performance shares received	50.00%
Performance Based Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of potential performance shares received	200.00%
Performance Based Awards \| Performance Share Plan, 2021 \| Outside Directors \| Greater than or equal to 25 percent less than or equal to 35 percent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years
Performance Based Awards \| Performance Share Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 5,137,000	0
Target number of common stock to be granted (in shares)	88,924		87,350
Potential accrued compensation expense	$ 3,500,000
Aggregate number of shares outstanding (in shares)	88,924
Performance Based Awards \| Performance Share Plan 2020 \| Outside Directors \| Greater than or equal to 25 percent less than or equal to 35 percent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years
Performance Based Awards \| Performance Share Plan 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 881,000	$ 0
Target number of common stock to be granted (in shares)	60,682			56,575
Aggregate number of shares outstanding (in shares)	60,682
Performance Based Awards \| Performance Share Plan 2019 \| Outside Directors \| Greater than or equal to 25 percent less than or equal to 35 percent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years