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OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table Text Block]
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the nine months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
Segment
Corporate (1)
Intersegment (2)
Consolidated Totals
FSGETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2026:
Net sales to external customers$2,694,619 $1,272,726 $— $— 
Intersegment net sales2,611 40,968 — (43,579)
Net sales2,697,230 1,313,694 — (43,579)$3,967,345 
Cost of sales1,649,643 754,713 — (42,487)
Other segment items (3)
358,491 238,361 — — 
Operating income689,096 320,620 (43,091)(1,092)965,533 
Capital expenditures20,395 32,952 757 — 54,104 
Depreciation (4)
21,770 21,599 1,328 — 44,697 
Amortization (4)
68,453 53,235 — — 121,688 
Nine months ended July 31, 2025:
Net sales to external customers$2,281,624 $994,009 $— $— 
Intersegment net sales1,281 34,336 — (35,617)
Net sales2,282,905 1,028,345 — (35,617)$3,275,633 
Cost of sales1,413,297 594,675 — (32,962)
Other segment items (3)
320,186 198,336 — — 
Operating income549,422 235,334 (42,125)(2,655)739,976 
Capital expenditures26,238 19,731 69 — 46,038 
Depreciation (4)
20,283 18,586 1,496 — 40,365 
Amortization (4)
62,579 40,748 1,177 — 104,504 
(1) Corporate activity consists of unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses.
(2) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
(3) Represents SG&A expenses.
(4) Depreciation and amortization expense disclosed by reportable segment are included within cost of sales and other segment items.
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
Segment
Corporate (1)
Intersegment (2)
Consolidated Totals
FSGETG
Three months ended July 31, 2026:
Net sales to external customers$946,435 $466,615 $— $— 
Intersegment net sales1,368 16,872 — (18,240)
Net sales947,803 483,487 — (18,240)$1,413,050 
Cost of sales575,354 273,991 — (17,282)
Other segment items (3)
127,150 83,931 — — 
Operating income245,299 125,565 (14,709)(958)355,197 
Capital expenditures6,864 15,569 125 — 22,558 
Depreciation (4)
7,732 7,514 437 — 15,683 
Amortization (4)
24,725 19,120 (785)— 43,060 
Three months ended July 31, 2025:
Net sales to external customers$802,194 $345,397 $— $— 
Intersegment net sales467 10,466 — (10,933)
Net sales802,661 355,863 — (10,933)$1,147,591 
Cost of sales495,447 205,008 — (10,021)
Other segment items (3)
108,888 69,857 — — 
Operating income198,326 80,998 (13,393)(912)265,019 
Capital expenditures7,224 5,453 62 — 12,739 
Depreciation (4)
7,096 6,556 497 — 14,149 
Amortization (4)
21,485 13,741 392 — 35,618 
(1) Corporate activity consists of unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses.
(2) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
(3) Represents SG&A expenses.
(4) Depreciation and amortization expense disclosed by reportable segment are included within cost of sales and other segment items. Corporate amortization for the three months ended July 31, 2026 reflects a year-to-date reclassification of debt issuance cost amortization associated with the Company’s Credit Facility from SG&A expenses to interest expense.
Segment Reporting, Reconciliation of Asset by Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate		Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Total assets as of July 31, 2026$5,452,443 $3,987,629 $496,539 $9,936,611 
Total assets as of October 31, 20254,571,887 3,437,221 491,326 8,500,434