Employee Benefits (Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Net transition obligation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 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