RETIREMENT PLANS RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Plan's projected benefit obligation and plan assets since the acquisition are as follows (in thousands):

Change in projected benefit obligation:
Acquired projected benefit obligation		$14,539
Actuarial gain	(1,165		)
Interest cost	236
Benefits paid	(397		)
Projected benefit obligation as of October 31, 2013		$13,213
Change in plan assets:
Acquired plan assets		$11,674
Actual return on plan assets	120
Benefits paid	(397		)
Fair value of plan assets as of October 31, 2013		$11,397
Funded status as of October 31, 2013		($1,816	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Weighted average assumptions used to determine the projected benefit obligation as of October 31, 2013 and net benefit income for the year ended October 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Projected Benefit Obligation		Net Benefit Income
Discount rate	4.79	%	3.99	%
Expected return on plan assets	N/A		6.75	%

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Components of net pension income since the acquisition within the Company's fiscal 2013 Statement of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

Expected return on plan assets		$320
Interest cost	236
Net pension income		$84

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Estimated future benefit payments to be made during each of the next five fiscal years and in aggregate during the succeeding five fiscal years are as follows (in thousands):

Year ending October 31,
2014		$964
2015	937
2016	919
2017	905
2018	873
2019-2023	4,313

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy, the fair value of the Plan's assets as of October 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	As of October 31, 2013
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Fixed income securities		$9,060		$—		$—		$9,060
Equity securities	2,212		—		—		2,212
Money market funds and cash	125		—		—		125
		$11,397		$—		$—		$11,397

Asset Allocation by Asset Category [Table Text Block]

The Plan's actual and targeted asset allocations by asset category as of October 31, 2013 were as follows:

	As of October 31, 2013
	Actual Allocation		Target Allocation
Fixed income securities	80	%	80	%
Equity securities	19	%	20	%
Money market funds and cash	1	%	—	%
Total	100	%	100	%