EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]

Information concerning share-based activity pertaining to the 401(k) Plan for each of the last three fiscal years ended October 31 is as follows (in thousands):

	Common Stock		Class A Common Stock
Shares available for issuance as of October 31, 2011	—		—
Shares registered for issuance to the 401(k) Plan	187		187
Issuance of common stock to 401(k) Plan	(17	)	(17	)
Shares available for issuance as of October 31, 2012	170		170
Issuance of common stock to 401(k) Plan	(45	)	(45	)
Shares available for issuance as of October 31, 2013	125		125
Issuance of common stock to 401(k) Plan	(57	)	(57	)
Shares available for issuance as of October 31, 2014	68		68

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

Changes in the Plan's projected benefit obligation and plan assets during fiscal 2013 subsequent to the acquisition and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 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
Actuarial loss	930
Interest cost	610
Benefits paid	(938		)
Projected benefit obligation as of October 31, 2014		$13,815
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
Actual return on plan assets	764
Employer contributions	136
Benefits paid	(938		)
Fair value of plan assets as of October 31, 2014		$11,359
Funded status as of October 31, 2013		($1,816	)
Funded status as of October 31, 2014		($2,456	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Weighted average assumptions used to determine the projected benefit obligation as of October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 and net pension income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Projected Benefit Obligation				Net Pension Income
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Discount rate	4.20	%	4.79	%	4.79	%	3.99	%
Expected return on plan assets	N/A		N/A		6.75	%	6.75	%

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Components of net pension income for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 that were recorded within the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended October 31,
	2014		2013
Expected return on plan assets		$739		$320
Interest cost	610		236
Net pension income		$129		$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,
2015		$921
2016	904
2017	897
2018	868
2019	895
2020-2024	4,244

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The fair value of the Plan's assets are set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy in the following tables (in thousands):

	As of October 31, 2014
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Equity securities		$5,678		$—		$—		$5,678
Fixed income securities	5,563		—		—		5,563
Money market funds and cash	118		—		—		118
		$11,359		$—		$—		$11,359

	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
Equity securities		$2,212		$—		$—		$2,212
Fixed income securities	9,060		—		—		9,060
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 investment category are as follows:

	As of October 31,
	2014				2013
	Actual		Target		Actual		Target
Equity securities	50	%	50	%	19	%	20	%
Fixed income securities	49	%	50	%	80	%	80	%
Money market funds and cash	1	%	—	%	1	%	—	%
	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%