Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
US	$	26,336	$	22,885	$	19,060
Foreign		28,124		20,435		12,003
Total		54,460		43,320		31,063

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	7,522		$	1,845		$	1,529
State		1,189			729			1,062
Foreign		8,933			3,290			960
		17,644			5,864			3,551
Deferred:
Federal		(1,267	)		3,693			2,304
State		(61	)		(84	)		(84	)
Foreign		(462	)		2,257			2,209
		(1,790	)		5,866			4,429
Total	$	15,854		$	11,730		$	7,980

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Federal income tax at the statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefits		0.9	%		1.8	%		2.3	%
Foreign and U.S. tax rate differential		(3.7	%)		(2.7	%)		(2.8	%)
Interest expense		(1.9	%)		(2.5	%)		(3.1	%)
Tax credits		(3.3	%)		(5.0	%)		(5.5	%)
Withholding tax		1.3	%		1.6	%		2.7	%
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions		(0.4	%)		0.2	%		(2.8	%)
Other		1.2	%		(1.3	%)		(0.1	%)
Effective tax rate		29.1	%		27.1	%		25.7	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	1,766		$	2,341
Employee benefits		2,939			2,530
Stock-based compensation		5,201			4,848
Fixed assets		-			1,334
Foreign net operating loss carryforward		4,893			4,990
Intangible assets		3,478			4,371
Other		3,311			2,929
Total gross deferred tax assets		21,588			23,343
Less: valuation allowance		(1,845	)		(1,334	)
Deferred tax assets		19,743			22,009
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets		7,319			6,720
Fixed assets		2,852			7,053
Other		1,276			1,325
Total gross deferred tax liabilities		11,447			15,098
Net deferred tax assets	$	8,296		$	6,911

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,200		$	1,124		$	1,322
Increases related to prior year tax positions		21			37			631
Increases related to current year tax positions		76			103			54
Reductions due to lapse of statutes of limitations		(869	)		(64	)		(883	)
Balance at year end	$	428		$	1,200		$	1,124