Employee Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligation and Changes in Plan Assets

The following table sets forth the Plan's benefit obligations and fair value of the Plan assets at October 31, 2013, and the funded status of the Plan and net periodic pension costs for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2013.

Retirement Income Plan

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	88,607		$	64,989		$	54,751
Service cost	7,383			4,937			4,749
Interest cost	3,287			3,053			2,973
Benefits paid	(3,508		)	(1,308		)	(1,440		)
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(11,609		)	16,936			3,956
Benefit obligation, end of year	$	84,160		$	88,607		$	64,989
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	47,427		$	39,098		$	33,444
Actual return on plan assets	9,083			4,411			1,474
Employer contributions	6,234			5,226			5,620
Benefits paid	(3,508		)	(1,308		)	(1,440		)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	59,236		$	47,427		$	39,098
Funded status at end of year	$	(24,924	)	$	(41,180	)	$	(25,891	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position consist of:
Noncurrent asset	$	—		$	—		$	—
Current liability	—			—			—
Noncurrent liabilities	(24,924		)	(41,180		)	(25,891		)
Net amount recognized at year end	$	(24,924	)	$	(41,180	)	$	(25,891	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:
Net transition obligation	$	—	$	—	$	20
Prior service cost	28		53		77
Net loss	16,012		34,957		20,134
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	16,040	$	35,010	$	20,231

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
Projected benefit obligation	$	84,160	$	88,607	$	64,989
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	73,641	$	77,596	$	57,388
Fair value of plan assets	$	59,236	$	47,427	$	39,098

Schedule of Reconciliation of Prepaid (Accrued) Pension Cost

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Reconciliation of prepaid (accrued) pension cost
Accrued pension cost at prior fiscal year end	$	(6,170	)	$	(5,660	)	$	(5,706	)
Net periodic benefit cost	8,947			5,736			5,574
Contributions made during the year	6,234			5,226			5,620
Accrued pension cost at fiscal year end	$	(8,883	)	$	(6,170	)	$	(5,660	)

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension Costs

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income
Net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	7,383		$	4,937		$	4,748
Interest cost	3,287			3,053			2,973
Expected return on plan assets	(3,933		)	(3,424		)	(2,944		)
Amortization of transitional (asset) or obligation	—			20			21
Amortization of prior service cost	24			24			24
Recognized actuarial loss	2,186			1,126			752
Net periodic pension cost	$	8,947		$	5,736		$	5,574

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Years Ended October 31, (In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Net transition obligation	$	—		$	—		$	—
Prior service cost	—			—			—
Net (gain) loss	(16,760		)	15,950			5,426
Amortizations of net transition obligation	—			(21		)	(21		)
Amortizations of prior service cost	(24		)	(24		)	(24		)
Amortizations of net gain	(2,186		)	(1,126		)	(752		)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(18,970	)	$	14,779		$	4,629
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	(10,023	)	$	20,515		$	10,203

Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in Computing the Net Periodic Pension Cost and Projected Benefit Obligation

Years Ended October 31,	2013		2012		2011
Weighted-average assumptions used in computing the net periodic pension cost and projected benefit obligation at year end:
Discount rate for determining net periodic pension cost	3.75	%	4.75	%	5.50	%
Discount rate for determining benefit obligations at year end	4.75	%	3.75	%	4.75	%
Rate of compensation increase for determining expense	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%
Rate of compensation increase for determining benefit obligations at year end	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%
Expected rate of return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost	8.00	%	8.50	%	8.50	%
Expected rate of return on plan assets at year end	8.00	%	8.00	%	8.50	%
Measurement date for determining assets and benefit obligations at year end	10/31/2013		10/31/2012		10/31/2011

Schedule of Weighted-Average Asset Allocations by Asset Category

Weighted-average asset allocations at year end, by asset category are as follows:

Years Ended October 31,	2013		2012		2011
Asset category
Cash and cash equivalents	5.3	%	3.0	%	2.1	%
Corporate common stock	14.6	%	16.5	%	19.0	%
Equity mutual funds	47.5	%	43.2	%	41.1	%
Real estate funds	3.8	%	5.2	%	5.6	%
Bond mutual funds	28.8	%	32.1	%	32.2	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Schedule of Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets

Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets

(In thousands)	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Asset category
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,112	$	3,112	$	—	$	—
Corporate common stock	8,670		8,670		—		—
Equity mutual funds	28,163		28,163		—		—
Real estate funds	2,267		2,267		—		—
Bond mutual funds	17,024		17,024		—		—
Total	$	59,236	$	59,236	$	—	$	—

Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Years (In thousands)
2014	$	2,019
2015	$	2,349
2016	$	2,748
2017	$	3,142
2018	$	3,491
2019 - 2023	$	24,587