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REVENUE (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block] The following table presents the Company's contract assets and liabilities (in thousands):
As ofAs of
July 31, 2026October 31, 2025
Contract assets, current $134,443 $119,257 
Contract liabilities, current (134,377)(79,529)
Contract liabilities, long-term(65,261)(84,714)
Total contract liabilities (199,638)(164,243)
Net contract liabilities($65,195)($44,986)
Product Line [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by product line for each operating segment (in thousands):
Nine months ended July 31,Three months ended July 31,
2026202520262025
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts (1)
$1,640,465 $1,412,286 $556,277 $486,296 
Repair and overhaul parts and services (2)
671,132 543,366 248,603 201,261 
Specialty products (3)
385,633 327,253 142,923 115,104 
Total net sales2,697,230 2,282,905 947,803 802,661 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for
defense, space and aerospace equipment (4)
1,072,506 830,393 392,399 290,680 
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries (5)
241,188 197,952 91,088 65,183 
Total net sales1,313,694 1,028,345 483,487 355,863 
Intersegment sales(43,579)(35,617)(18,240)(10,933)
Total consolidated net sales$3,967,345 $3,275,633 $1,413,050 $1,147,591 

(1)    Includes various jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts.
(2)    Includes primarily the sale of parts consumed in various repair and overhaul services on selected jet engine and aircraft components, avionics, instruments, composites and flight surfaces of commercial and military aircraft.
(3) Includes primarily the sale of specialty components such as missile hardware and components, thermal insulation blankets, renewable/reusable insulation systems, advanced niche components, complex composite assemblies, expanded foil mesh, emergency descent devices, personnel and cargo parachute products, armored vehicle track systems, as well as machining, brazing, fabricating and welding services.
(4)    Includes various types of electronic, data and microwave, and electro-optical component parts such as electro-optical infrared simulation and test equipment, electro-optical laser products, microwave and other power equipment, high-speed interface products, power conversion products, power distribution solutions, underwater locator beacons, emergency locator transmission beacons, traveling wave tube amplifiers, microwave power modules, a wide variety of memory products and radio frequency (RF) and microwave products, crashworthy primary fuel system bladders and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, high performance communications and electronic intercept receivers and tuners, high performance active antenna systems and airborne antennas, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment, custom high power filters and filter assemblies, radiation assurance services and products, and high-reliability, complex, passive electronic components and
rotary joint assemblies, proprietary in-cabin power and entertainment components and subsystems, and cockpit displays and other avionics components.
(5)    Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies, silicone material for a variety of demanding applications, and rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions, and high-performance test sockets and adapters.
Sales by Industry [Member]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]  
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by industry for each operating segment (in thousands):
Nine months ended July 31,Three months ended July 31,
2026202520262025
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace$1,969,867 $1,721,374 $668,382 $615,053 
Defense and Space 653,427 516,287 247,651 172,286 
Other (1)
73,936 45,244 31,770 15,322 
Total net sales2,697,230 2,282,905 947,803 802,661 
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space 626,051 524,577 238,093 182,590 
Other (2)
380,459 309,864 139,607 104,524 
Aerospace 307,184 193,904 105,787 68,749 
Total net sales1,313,694 1,028,345 483,487 355,863 
Intersegment sales (43,579)(35,617)(18,240)(10,933)
Total consolidated net sales$3,967,345 $3,275,633 $1,413,050 $1,147,591 

(1)    Principally industrial products.
(2)    Principally other electronics and medical products.